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Metal ring, nitien, cast brass; open ring with one knob and rows of small knobs near opening
Metal ring, nitien, cast brass; open ring with one knob and rows of small knobs near opening
Object Number 2014.10.233
Display Title Metal ring, nitien, cast brass; open ring with one knob and rows of small knobs near opening
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ring, nitien, (currency or ritual object), open ring, visible brass, concentric lines, rope pattern, one knob at opposite side of opening, three small protrusion on both sides of opening
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kru
  • Grebo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Brass
Dimensions Other: 15.8 × 13.1 × 4.4 cm, 3.162 kg (6 1/4 × 5 3/16 × 1 3/4 in., 6.97 lb.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2014.10.233
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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