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Object Number
988-18-50/12440
Display Title
Blacksmith tongs
Descriptions
Object Description
Blacksmith tongs
Inventory Description
Tongs, twisted iron handle, brass rings, wrapped with wire.
Classification
- Tongs
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Dogon?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Mali
Materials
Iron, Brass, Metal, Aluminum
Dimensions
Overall: 26 x 2.9 x 1.2 cm (10 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
988-18-50/12440
Provenance
Provenance
Unknown
(10/87-8/88)
Collector
Christopher B. Steiner
(10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
Donor
Christopher B. Steiner
(10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
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