Ebony Tipped Spear

Unidentified Nuer maker

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collected 1946-1948

Ebony wood, hide, wire

Overall: 73 1/4 × 7/8 × 1/2 in. (186 × 2.3 × 1.2 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase

48.66.11059

Geography

Place Made: Sudan, Eastern Africa, Africa

Period

20th century

Object Name

Armament

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Provenance

Collected by Paul Philip Howell (1917-1994), about 1946-1948; Sudan Government; sold to present collection, 1948.

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