Context (Analysis)
A is similar in form to Z 43576 A.
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1949.504 A-C: 'Three black, pottery bells. A: handle in form of conventionalised figure, not recognisable as such. B: loop handle. C: handle in form of conventionalised figure'.
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (References)
Gadow, Hans. 1908. Through Southern Mexico: Being an Account of the Travels of a Naturalist. London: Witherby & Co.
Event Date 1908
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Display)
Exhibited: 1949.504 B and 1949.504 C removed from display case 41 in CUMAA anthropology gallery, August 1986.
Event Date 8/1986
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Physical description)
Sarah-Jane Harknett's description for 1949.504 A-C: 'All three have clappers attached with thread, ?recent. A - chipped rim, old label adhered to inside.; B - chipped rim and handle, label adhered to inside; C - arm and torso cracked and mended, some small chips.'
Event Date 28/3/2000
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Physical description)
Black ceramic bell. Handle in the shape of a person, with arms curved inward and joined to the body; a face is visible at the top. Small clapper suspended from the interior. Rim and handle are chipped. Small chips and cracks in exterior.
Event Date 8/7/2021
Author: Jazmin Hundal