Woman's Iron Wire Neck Ornament
Unidentified Maasai (Masai) maker
20th century
Iron
Overall: 15 3/4 in. (40 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Ira Herbert Morse, Class of 1925P
40.35.7569
Geography
Place Made: Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Personal Adornment
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Exhibition History
A Space for Dialogue 30, Beauty Marks: African Metal Body Adornment, Jennifer Peterson, Class of 2006, Public Relations Intern, Main Lobby, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 30-April 2, 2006.
Publication History
Jennifer Peterson, A Space for Dialogue 30, Beauty Marks: African Metal Body Adornment, Hanover, New Hampshire: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, 2006, ill. cover.
Provenance
Collected by Ira Herbert Morse (1875-1960), Warren, New Hampshire, November 1937; given to present collection, 1940.
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