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Object Number
09-5-50/74487
Display Title
iron "money"
Descriptions
Object Description
Iron "money"
Inventory Description
Iron, wrought iron strip, twisted center, flattened T -shaped and circular ends
Classification
- Exchange medium
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mende
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Sierra Leone
Materials
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 53.5 x 10.1 x 0.5 cm (21 1/16 x 4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
09-5-50/74487; [14194]; [14185]
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