Finger Bell (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

15th-16th century
African
bronze
Mali, Niger Inland Delta Region, Africa
Overall: 2 × 1 1/4 × 1 in. (5.08 × 3.18 × 2.54 cm)
92.228
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Philip M. Nesmith in Memory of Fisher H. Nesmith, Jr.
Fortune, Courage, Love: Arts of Africa’s Akan and Kuba Kingdoms from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, William King Museum, Abingdon, Virginia, March 28 - July 12, 2015; Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, Virginia, September 26, 2015 - January 3, 2016; Piedmont Arts, Martinsville, Virginia, January 16 - March 6, 2016

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