Ceremonial Axe
Unidentified Tiv or Jukun maker
19th-20th century
Brass and iron
Overall: 18 1/8 in. (46 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of Claire E. and Dr. Frederick R. Mebel, Class of 1935
991.48.29009
Geography/Culture
Africa, Western Africa, Nigeria
Period
19th century
Object Name
Armament
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 Ornate Implement, Dartmouth College Museum & Galleries, Wilson Hall, East and West Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 26-March 29, 1981, no. 110.
The Beauty of the Bronze: Selections from the Hood Museum of Art, Gene Y. Kim Class of 1985 Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 13, 2012-March 18, 2014.
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. 23; ill. fig. 6, p. 6
Tamara Northern, The Ornate Implement, Hanover, New Hampshire: Trustees of Dartmouth College, 1981, p. 31, no. 110.
Provenance
Dr. Frederick Ronald Mebel (1913-1998) and Claire E. Mebel (1916-1994); Rockville Center, New York; given to present collection, 1991.
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