Bow and Quiver of Arrows
Unidentified maker (Nigeria)
collected 1965-1967
Leather, cowrie shells, feathers.
Overall: 17 11/16 × 1 3/8 in. (45 × 3.5 cm)
Overall: 19 11/16 × 2 3/4 in. (50 × 7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Miss Judith A. Olmsted
168.57.24905
Geography
Place Made: Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Judith A. Olmsted, Nigeria, 1965-1967; given to present collection through Professor Robert A. McKennan, 1968.
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