Horizontal Loom
Unidentified maker (Burkina Faso)
after 1950
Wood, twine, rawhide, terracotta, paint, cotton, and talc
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
180.26.25943
Geography
Place Made: Burkina Faso, Western Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Weaving
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Provenance
Robin H. Mix, Africa Place, Inc., South Strafford, Vermont; sold to present collection, 1980.
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