Box with lid

Museum number:

5-16324a,b

Permalink:

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Alternate number:

5-16324 and [TBD-MTB, 10/2/2009] (previous number (Bascom’s number))

Accession number:

Acc.4739

Object count:

2

Description:

cylindrical metal box with scroll design on exterior, design beaten into metal with pointed object. "Aikinamadu Kano” inscribed on bottom interior undecorated.

Donor:

Berta Bascom

Collection place:

Western Africa

Verbatim coll. place:

West Africa

Collector:

Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom

Materials:

Tin (metal)

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Boxes (containers)

Accession date:

June 23, 2004

Department:

Africa (except Ancient Egypt)

Dimensions:

length 7.9 centimeters and width 7.5 centimeters

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