# Pair of bala players

- By: Dogon blacksmith
- Date: 18th–early 19th century
- Medium: Wood, metal, applied organic materials
- Classification: Wood-Sculpture
- Dimensions: H. 15 7/16 x W. 5 3/4 x D. 6 1/2 in. (39.3 x 14.6 x 16.5 cm)
- Culture: Dogon
- Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
- Museum: [The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/312346)
- Rights: [Public domain (Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ao/web-large/DT5128.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)