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Artist Unidentified artist

CultureAfrican, Burkina Faso, Lobi culture

Dateearly 20th century

Mediumiron

Dimensions12 15/16 × 3/8 in. (32.9 × 1 cm)

Classificationsmetalwork

Credit LineGift of Rhonda Morgan Wilkerson, PhD. '86

Terms

Object number2025.23.16

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African and Oceanic

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