Tweezers on Ring

African

  • Titles Tweezers on Ring (Descriptive)
  • Medium iron
  • Dimensions 4 x 5/8 x 1 in. (10.2 x 1.6 x 2.5 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mortimer B. and Sue Fuller, 2006.154
  • Work Type tweezers on ring
  • Classification Tools & Equipment

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Wooden tubular pipe with small brass pendant attachment at mouthpiece end; inlaid with bands of silver filament and tiny inlaid brass wire rings filled in with resin
Spherical reddish-brown vessel has narrow mouth raised on three-chambered opening covered in raised bumps.
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