Ceremonial Knife with Bell

Unidentified Fon maker

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collected 1966

Iron

Overall: 6 15/16 × 1 1/4 in. (17.6 × 3.2 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase

167.6.24057

Geography

Place Made: Alleda, Benin, Western Africa, Africa

Period

20th century

Object Name

Armament

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Provenance

Purchased by Professor James W. Fernandez in Abomey, Benin for Dartmouth College Museum, 1967.

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