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Brass neckrings "nkembe"
Brass neckrings "nkembe"
Object Number 22-2-50/B2923
Display Title Brass neckrings "nkembe"
Descriptions
Object Description Brass neckrings "nkembe"
Inventory Description Necklaces, large brass open rings, central ridge, incised and plain
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Fang
  • Ntum
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Brass
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 17.2 x 5.4 cm (7 1/16 x 6 3/4 x 2 1/8 in.)
Quantity 9
Label on object 22-2-50/B2923
Provenance
Collector George Schwab

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