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Unidentified maker (Zimbabwe)

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collected 1850-1875

Wood, iron, and bronze

Overall: 21 1/2 × 14 in. (54.6 × 35.6 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Acquired by exchange from the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, St. Johnsbury, Vermont

53.65.13484

Geography

Place Made: Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, Africa

Period

19th century

Object Name

Armament

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Provenance

The Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, St. Johnsbury, Vermont; received by present collection in an exchange, 1953.

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