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Metal ring, nitien, cast brass; four knobs, one deficient; large, some casting flaws
Metal ring, nitien, cast brass; four knobs, one deficient; large, some casting flaws
Object Number 2014.10.171
Display Title Metal ring, nitien, cast brass; four knobs, one deficient; large, some casting flaws
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ring, nitien, (currency or ritual object), open ring, incised linear and half circle pattern in ring, four knobs with concentric rings
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kru
  • Grebo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Brass
Dimensions Other: 23.5 × 23.5 × 7 cm, 8.255 kg (9 1/4 × 9 1/4 × 2 3/4 in., 18.2 lb.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2014.10.171
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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