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Necklace (Mbombo)

Object number81.17.749

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, African Panoplies: Art for Rulers, Traders, Hunters, and Priests, Apr. 21 - Aug. 14, 1988.

Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company

DimensionsDiam.: 11 in.

MediumCopper alloy and forged cast iron (cire perdue)

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Knife and sheath

Verre

Object number: 81.17.629

Armlet

Benin Kingdom

19th century

Object number: 81.17.503

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Anklet or Bracelet

Unknown artist

Object number: 81.17.1297

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Woman's ornament

Kirdi

Object number: 81.17.750

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Anklet

Budja

Object number: 81.17.793

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Necklace

Mwbi

Object number: 81.17.562

Bell (Omo)

Yoruba

Object number: 81.17.501

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Anklet

Burkina Faso

Object number: 81.17.137

Anklet

Burkina Faso

Object number: 81.17.139

Anklet or Bracelet

Djerina

Object number: 81.17.140

Bracelet

Burkina Faso

Object number: 81.17.142

Bracelet

Burkina Faso

Object number: 81.17.143

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Necklace (Mbombo)