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Object Number
2004.24.27817
Display Title
Brass ceremonial object, sceptre, possibly a belt ornament
Descriptions
Keywords
- Ceremony
- Studio
- Ethnographic
Subject
- Brass
- Artifact
- Ceremonial
Department
Photographic
Date
1975
Artist
Hillel S. Burger
Culture
- Southern Nigerian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nigeria
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
Benin City
Materials
Negative, black and white
Dimensions
Overall: 10.16 x 12.7 cm (4 x 5 in.)
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