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Object Number
987-29-50/12096
Display Title
Iron bridewealth currency
Descriptions
Object Description
Three pieces of iron bridewealth currency
Inventory Description
Currency, three iron bars, flattened ends, curved on one end
Classification
- Currency
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Baulé
- Guro
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ivory Coast
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Materials
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 24 x 3.5 x 0.2 cm (9 7/16 x 1 3/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
987-29-50/12096
Provenance
Collector
Christopher B. Steiner
(1987)
Donor
Christopher B. Steiner
(12/31/1987)
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