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Title	Kingele pallet bell
Date	circa 1951-1971
Material Type	Musical instruments
Description	Metal kingele pallet bell used by dancers in the nkumbi initiation ritual of the Mbo people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Dimensions	Length: 6 cm; Width: 3 cm.
Subject	Ritual -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Initiation rites -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Musical instruments -- Africa, Central Musical instruments -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Mbo (Congolese (Democratic Republic) people)
Geographic Region	Africa Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Congo (Democratic Republic)
Collector	Towles, Joseph A. Turnbull, Colin M.
Collection in Repository	Joseph A. Towles Artifact Collection
Call Number	1989.001.010
Holding Institution	Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston
Digital Collection	Avery Research Center Artifact Collection
Rights	Digital image copyright 2009, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424.
Media Type	Objects

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