Quiver and Arrows
Unknown people, Ghana, Western Africa, Africa
late 19th-early 20th century
Leather, iron, and raffia fiber
Overall: 21 5/8 x 1 13/16 in. (55 x 4.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of Mrs. Victor M. Cutter, Class of 1903W
38.25.6032
Geography/Culture
Africa, Western Africa, Ghana
Period
19th-20th century
Object Name
Armament: Edged
Classification
Africa
Not on view
Course History
THEA 23, AAAS 54, Topics in African Theater and Performance, Laura Edmondson, Winter 2015
COLT 73.4, Violence, Ayo Coly, Winter 2015
Exhibition History
The Art of Weapons: Selections from the African Collection, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, April 26, 2014 -March 13, 2016.
Publication History
Ugochukwu C. Nzewi, The Art of Weapons, Hanover, New Hampshire: Trustees of Dartmouth College, 2014, checklist no.57
Provenance
Florence de Jongh Cutter (1885-1968); given to present collection, 1938.
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