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19th or early 20th century

Copper alloy (brass ?) and iron

Overall: 2 13/16 × 1 9/16 × 1 1/2 in. (7.1 × 4 × 3.8 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Arnold and Joanne Syrop

988.63.27031

Geography

Place Made: Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa

Period

19th century

Object Name

Musical Instrument

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Exhibition History

Exhibited with Divine Inspiration: From Benin to Bahia, Photographs by Phyllis Galembo, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, February 17-April 21, 1996.

Provenance

Joanne and Arnold Syrop, New York; given to present collection, 1988.

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