Necklace (Torque)

Unidentified Fang maker

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Overall: 1 9/16 × 7 3/16 × 6 13/16 in. (4 × 18.2 × 17.3 cm)

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

998.54.30441

Geography

Place Made: Gabon, Central Africa, Africa

Object Name

Personal Adornment

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Exhibition History

A Space for Dialogue 30, Beauty Marks: African Metal Body Adornment, Jennifer Peterson, Class of 2006, Public Relations Intern, Main Lobby, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 30-April 2, 2006.

Provenance

Joanne and Arnold Syrop, New York; given to present collection, 1998.

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