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Camel mouth bit
Object Number 999-34-50/12864
Display Title Camel mouth bit
Descriptions
Object Description Camel-riding mouth bit of hand-wrought iron with full set of rings
Inventory Description Bit, iron, large ring on one end, four smaller hanging rings, cross bar
Classification
  • Bit
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Culture
  • Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Niger
Additional Geographic Terms North Africa
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 30.48 x 11.43 x 8.89 cm (12 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 999-34-50/12864
Credit Line Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD (MPH '73) and Jane C. Hughes ('69)
Provenance
Collector Mark S. Rapoport (1995 - 12/12/99)
Donor Mark S. Rapoport (1995 - 12/12/99)

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