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Object Number
2014.10.97
Display Title
Metal ring, nitien, cast brass with clay core; two knobs deficient, casting flaws; unusual knobs, one with unique ring of small knobs
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ring, metal, nitien (currency or ritual object), brown/green patina, incised concentric rings, five knobs, four knobs with incised concentric ringed knobs and spoke design, twon knobs sheared in half, one knob with incised concentric rings and large protrusion with rings and 14 thin protrusions, five applied bands with linear and wavy designs, visible clay core
Classification
- Unclassified
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kru
- Grebo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Brass , Clay
Dimensions
Other: 23 × 23 × 5.8 cm, 7.743 kg (9 1/16 × 9 1/16 × 2 5/16 in., 17.07 lb.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2014.10.97
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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