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Camel bit
Object Number 998-26-50/12944
Display Title Camel bit
Descriptions
Object Description Camel riding bit of wrought iron
Inventory Description Bit, iron, incised linear design, large ring one end, two cross bars, links
Classification
  • Bit
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Culture
  • Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms North Africa
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 33.02 x 10.8 x 5.72 cm (13 x 4 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 998-26-50/12944
Credit Line Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD, School of Public Health '73, and Jane C. Hughes, Radcliffe '67
Provenance
Collector Mark S. Rapoport (1990 or later - 12/28/98)
Donor Mark S. Rapoport (1990 or later - 12/28/98)

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