Ceremonial lighter
Unidentified Guna (Kuna) maker
collected 1970
Wood, red and white paint
Overall: 1 × 13 3/8 in. (2.5 × 34 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
170.64.25114
Geography
Place Made: Nalunega island, Panama, Central America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Furnishings: Lighting Device
Research Area
Americas
Not on view
Provenance
Jorge Iglesias, Nalunega, Panama; sold to Russell A. Mittermeier (Class of 1971) for the Dartmouth College Museum, 1970.
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