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Woman's metal ornament, ngengeri
Woman's metal ornament, ngengeri
Object Number 30-32-50/B4544
Display Title Woman's metal ornament, ngengeri
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, eight flattened iron bars, looped on one end, strung on fiber
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Madehani
  • Kinga
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania / Madehani
Additional Geographic Terms Tanganyika Territory
Materials Iron, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 9.4 x 5 x 1.2 cm (3 11/16 x 1 15/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1

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