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Round brass tray. Rolled brass.
Tray Table Top
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Tray Table Top

Maker Somali Artist
Date20th century
Place of originSomalia, Africa
MediumBrass
Dimensions10 in. (25.4 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Katheryne Loughran and John Loughran, President of Foundation for Cross Cultural Understanding
Object number2005.28.57
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