Iron War Sword

Unidentified Ngala maker

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Iron and wood

Overall: 19 11/16 in. (50 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Robert L. Ripley, Class of 1939H

40.15.12623

Geography

Place Made: Central Congo region, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, Africa

Object Name

Armament

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Course History

History 85.01, African and African American Studies 88.23, The Black Atlantic, Ernesto Mercado-Montero, Winter 2024

Provenance

Collected by Robert L. (born LeRoy Robert) Ripley (1890-1949), Mamaroneck, New York, early 20th century (The Ripley's Believe It or Not Collection); given to present collection, 1940.

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