Pseudo-gun
Unidentified Pashtun maker
1971
Wood, metal, silver, and shell
Overall: 30 11/16 in. (78 cm)
Overall: 19 11/16 × 1 9/16 in. (50 × 4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
172.6.25303
Geography
Place Made: Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
Period
20th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Provenance
Purchased by Nancy Hatch Dupree and Louis Duprée (1925-1989), American University Field Staff in Afghanistan, for the Dartmouth College Museum, 1972.
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