Mother and Child Seated on a Carved Log
Unidentified Dan maker
early 20th century
Bronze
Overall: 5 11/16 × 4 11/16 × 4 1/8 in. (14.5 × 11.9 × 10.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Peter H. Voulkos
2001.51.34356
Geography
Place Made: Liberia, Western Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Figure
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Provenance
Private collection, Germany; Wilhelm Lang [private collection], Germany, 1945-1950; Robert D. Haines [private collection], San Francisco, 1950-1976; Argonaut Book Shop, San Francisco; sold to Roger Arvid Anderson, San Francisco, September 27, 1976; given to Peter Voulkos, Oakland, California, 2001; given to present collection, 2001.
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