Pseudo-gun

Unidentified Pashtun maker

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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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