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Object Number
2014.10.77
Display Title
Metal ring, nitien, cast brass; large, hinged, two parts, missing knob, casting flaws
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ring, metal, nitien (currency or ritual object), two parts, hinged, brown patina, three knobs, one area surface damage, applied symmetrical surface designs flanking openining edges, raised band across from opening on larger half, incised lines on smaller half, visible clay core
Classification
- Unclassified
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Grebo
- Kru
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Brass
Dimensions
Other: 22.8 × 19.4 × 7 cm, 5.938 kg (9 × 7 5/8 × 2 3/4 in., 13.09 lb.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
2014.10.77
Credit Line
Gift of Mark Clayton
Provenance
Collector
Mark Clayton
(2005-2014)
Donor
Donated by
Mark Clayton
(2005-9/9/2014)
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