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Tiger bells in Asia, table of distribution and use

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COUNTRYREGION, GROUP TYPE A number TYPE B number TYPE C number TYPE D number USE
Bangladesh common?-XX--unknown
Burma common?XX--XXanimal bell, musical instruments
China N.E., various placesXXX---amulets?, workshop in Peking
India Uttar Pradesh--XXXX-workshops in Dehradun, Rajpur
,,NagalandXXX---amulets
Indonesia East KalimantanXXXX---amulets, shamanism
,,TorajaXX---amulets
,,TimorXX---dance wand, horsebells
,,SumbaX---horsebells
,,Java, BaliX---horsebell
,,MinangkabauXX---bells for cats
,,Toba BatakX---dance bells
COUNTRYREGION/GROUP TYPE A TYPE B TYPE C TYPE D USE
Inner Mongolia common?XXX--shamanism
Laos Haw-XX-XXhorsebells
Malaysia Iban, BidayuXXXX---amulets, shamanism
,,Kelantan X---amulet on wayang puppet
Nepal commonXXXXXX-shamanism, animal bells
Outer Mongolia Solon, a.o.XXXX---shamanism
Pakistan Hazara?X---musical instruments
COUNTRYREGION/GROUP TYPE A TYPE B TYPE C TYPE D USE
Philippines MangyanX---amulet
,,S.E. MindanaoXXXX---amulets, dance bells
,,Palawan, Muslim south X---amulet, feast, war, money
Siberia Ewenk, NanajXXXX---shamanism
Singapore commonXX---amulets
Taiwan AmiXXX---musical instrument, dance bells
Thailand common-XXXX--unknown
,,Chang mai regionXXXX--animal bells
Tibet commonXXXXXXX-prayer mill, dog's bell, yak bells
Vietnam Fou---Xhorse bells

Legend: XXXX=many, XXX=several, XX=few, X=very few


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