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Kwanga. Bellows (Ngyera), late 19th-early 20th century. Wood, hide, clay, overall length: 41 in. (104.0 cm) wood handle length: 19 in. (48.3 cm) base length: 12 in. (30.5 cm). Museum Collection Fund, 36.530. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Bellows (Ngyera)

late 19th-early 20th century

Kwanga

Arts of Africa

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Kwanga
Classification: (not assigned)
Formatted Medium: Wood, hide, clay
Medium: wood, hide, clay
Locations: Place made: Barotseland, Zambia
Dimensions: overall length: 41 in. (104.0 cm) wood handle length: 19 in. (48.3 cm) base length: 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Departments: Arts of Africa
Accession Number: 36.530
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