Anklet with Bird Representation

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19th-20th century

Copper alloy

Overall: 3 5/8 × 6 3/16 in. (9.3 × 15.7 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection

990.53.27165

Geography

Place Made: Burkina Faso, Western Africa, Africa

Period

19th century

Object Name

Personal Adornment

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Exhibition History

Focus on the Body: West African Body Ornaments of Brass, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, April 10-September 19, 1999.

Provenance

Harry A. Franklin, about 1950; to Valerie Franklin (daughter), 1983; given to present collection, 1990.

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