Title: Miniature Shaft and Pin
Object type: Pin with shaft
Date: 12th–16th century
Culture: Middle Niger civilization
Artist:  Middle Niger artist 
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Copper alloy
Dimensions: W. 1 × L. 2 1/2 in. (2.5 × 6.4 cm)
Classification: Metal-Ornaments
Credit line: Bequest of John B. Elliott, 1997
Geography:     Mali      Inland Niger Delta region
Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY