Ankle bell. Tiny anklets are worn by toddlers for protection, as amulets and as noise-makers, allowing their mothers to locate them when they are busy with other tasks.
112.13 Vessel rattles
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122.12 Lamellaphones with laced-on or hooked-in lamellae with resonator
object | 13.80/1

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412.132-62 Sets of free reeds with flexible air reservoir
object | M74a-1996

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madruf; end blown flute
object | 2016.147

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