Carved Hippopotamus Tooth

Unidentified Kongo maker

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acquired in 1954

Hippopotamus tooth

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase

54.41.13171

Geography

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

Period

20th century

Object Name

Carving

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Provenance

Milton Mead Babcock (1910-1997) [dealer], Milton, Massachusetts; sold to present collection, 1954.

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