Bell in the form of a human head, associated with the deity Osun. Ìjèbú Yorùbá or Edo culture, lower Niger delta, Nigeria, 13th-15th c. Yale University Art Gallery collection [2164×3000]
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Bell in the form of a human head, associated with the deity Osun. Ìjèbú Yorùbá or Edo culture, lower Niger delta, Nigeria, 13th-15th c. Yale University Art Gallery collection [2164×3000]
by oldspice75
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https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/84029
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[Unidentified Edo or Ìjèbú Yorùbá artist
Bell in the Shape of a Human Head, Associated with the Worship of the Deity Osun
Nigeria, Lower Niger Delta, 13th-15th century
Copper alloy
Charles B. Benenson, B.A. 1933, Collection
2006.51.31]
[my OC photo](https://i.postimg.cc/GhWsgMK8/20250424-133449.jpg)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshun
Interesting how so many cultures had a bell embedded in their daily life.