Boar's Tusk Neck Amulet
Unidentified Koki maker
late 19th-early 20th century
Tusk
Overall: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
39.64.6902
Geography
Place Made: Western Uganda, Uganda, Eastern Africa, Africa
Period
19th century
Object Name
Personal Symbol: Amulet
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Reverand R.H.(Harry) Leakey (1868-1940), Missionary with the Church Mission Society in Kenya, late 19th-early 20th century; given to the Museum and Art Gallery, Reading, England, date unknown; sold to present collection, 1939.
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