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Object Number
56-52-50/9842
Display Title
Piece of currency - iron
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Iron rod, twisted, hammered, horizontal bar on one end, oval shape on other end
Classification
- Currency
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Materials
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 40 x 6.5 x 0.4 cm (15 3/4 x 2 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
56-52-50/9842
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