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Accession No	1946.25
Name/Title	BELL; PUTIKI MISSION BELL
Brief Description	This brass hand bell with a black-painted turned wood handle was used by the Reverend Richard Taylor, a Church of England missioner, to summon Maori to church in Putiki, on the east bank of the Whanganui River, opposite the growing town of Wanganui.
Classification	Bell/Sound Communication T&E/T&E For Communication/Nomenclature
Primary Maker	Unknown
Primary Prod Date	Mid 19th Century
Primary Prod Period	Mid 19th century
Primary Prod Place	Great Britain
Measurement Reading	35cm 9cm 16.5cm 25.5cm

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