Prestige object or Water Spirit ring (ntien)
Maker
Kru Artist
Date19th century or earlier
Made/manufacturedLiberia, Africa
MediumBrass
ClassificationsMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Barbara Schwartz
Object number2020.25
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DescriptionA heavy brass lost wax (cire perdue) cast open ring with fluted surface and globular knobs with spiral motifs. Visible file marks on some areas, and some pocking, with clayey encrustation.