Snake or Monitor Lizard Skin Knife Sheath with Hanging Copper Loop

Unidentified Fang maker

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collected about 1892

Wood, copper, animal and reptile skins

Overall: 13 5/16 × 3 9/16 × 1 3/16 in. (33.8 × 9 × 3 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of William and Christine Bannerman in memory of Reverend and Mrs. William S. Bannerman

2013.75.8

Geography

Place Made: Gabon, Central Africa, Africa

Period

19th century

Object Name

Armament: Accessory

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Provenance

Collected by Reverend William S. Bannerman (1856-1934), in Gabon about 1892; given to his son, Henry Foster Bannerman (1908-1984), Titusville, New Jersey; given to his son, William H. Bannerman (1937- ) and Christine Bannerman, Wallingford, Vermont; given to present collection, 2013.

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