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341. Bronze bell or sistrum, with small bell attached ; both ornamented with
Fig.
an incised A similar double bell, from Yoruba, is
lozenge-shaped pattern.
figured by Mr. Ling Both in "The Reliquary, '/1898, p. 165.
342. Bronze of with the of the hands erect and as if
Fig. figure boy, palms open,
denying having stolen anything. Serpent, head downwards, on forehead.
Three incised tribal marks over each Coral necklace.
eye.
343 and 344. Human mask, of bronze. The of the inlaid with
Figs. pupils eyes
iron.
345. Bronze tail deficient; total inches. One of the hind
Fig. leopard, height, 15^
broken off and natives with a of The
legs repaired by piece ivory. leopard
is covered with incised and small -marks all over. The of
spots punch pupils
the are inlaid with iron.
eyes