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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crook (element of musical instrument)
422.112-7 (Single) reedpipes with double (or quadruple) reeds with conical bore, with fingerhole stopping
strings (elements of musical instruments)
321.322 Necked box lutes or necked guitars (-71)
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