Double Figure
Unidentified Lobi maker
early 20th century
Wood with patina
Overall: 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Evelyn A. Jaffe Hall
S.973.315
Geography
Place Made: Burkina Faso, Western Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Figure
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Exhibition History
Recent Acquisitions, Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 17-27, 1974.
Provenance
From the collection of a former District Officer in Upper Volta; Evelyn Annenberg Friede Jaffe Hall (1911-2005), New York; given to present collection, 1973.
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