Snake or Monitor Lizard Skin Knife Sheath with Hanging Copper Loop
Unidentified Fang maker
collected about 1892
Wood, copper, animal and reptile skins
Overall: 13 5/16 × 3 9/16 × 1 3/16 in. (33.8 × 9 × 3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of William and Christine Bannerman in memory of Reverend and Mrs. William S. Bannerman
2013.75.8
Geography
Place Made: Gabon, Central Africa, Africa
Period
19th century
Object Name
Armament: Accessory
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Reverend William S. Bannerman (1856-1934), in Gabon about 1892; given to his son, Henry Foster Bannerman (1908-1984), Titusville, New Jersey; given to his son, William H. Bannerman (1937- ) and Christine Bannerman, Wallingford, Vermont; given to present collection, 2013.
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