Ceremonial Bow and Arrow
Unidentified maker (Western Africa)
Palm wood, fur (possibly leopard), resin, seed and string
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Michael Brownstein, Class of 1972
171.53.25273
Geography
Place Made: Western Africa, Africa
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by the donor's grandfather in West Africa during World War I, about 1914-1918; Michael Brownstein, Seattle, Washington; given to present collection, 1971.
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