Fragment of Balance Beam

Unidentified maker (Peru)

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Pre-Columbian

Bone

Overall: 2 3/8 × 9/16 × 3/16 in. (6 × 1.4 × 0.4 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase

43.4.8574

Geography

Place Made: Coastal region, Peru, South America

Object Name

Artifact

Research Area

Americas

Not on view

Provenance

John C. Wise (1902-1981) Ltd., New York; sold to present collection, 1943.

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