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Object Number
2014.10.224
Display Title
Metal ring, nitien, cast brass; ring made of two parts that fit together; large
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ring, nitien, (currency or ritual object), ring in two parts, with visible interlocking piece, one side of ring is flat, patina, half-circle patterns, two knobs
Classification
- Unclassified
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Grebo
- Kru
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Brass
Dimensions
Other: 11.794 kg (26 lb.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2014.10.224
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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