Divination Tray

Unidentified Yoruba maker

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early-mid 20th century

Wood, pigment

Overall: 9 7/16 × 15 9/16 × 1 1/16 in. (24 × 39.5 × 2.7 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Varujan Boghosian

2003.45.35565

Geography

Place Made: Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa

Period

20th century

Object Name

Ceremonial Artifact

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Provenance

Varujan Boghosian, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1970; given to present collection, 2003.

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