Veranda or House Post
Unidentified Eastern Yoruba maker
20th century
Wood
Overall: 50 in. (127 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection
990.53.27154
Geography
Place Made: Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Building Component
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Provenance
Harry A. Franklin, about 1950; to Valerie Franklin (daughter), 1983; given to present collection, 1990.
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