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Currency, neckring
Object Number 2000.29.64
Display Title Currency, neckring
Descriptions
Object Description Currency, neckring
Inventory Description Neckring, circular, rounded ring, open, hooked ends
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Maasai?
  • Ashanti?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya
Africa / Ivory Coast
Africa / Ghana
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 16.5 x 16.3 x 0.75 cm (6 1/2 x 6 7/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2000.29.64
Credit Line Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD and Jane Hughes
Provenance
Collector Mark S. Rapoport (12/10/00)
Donor Mark S. Rapoport (12/10/00)
Donor Jane Hughes (12/10/2000)

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