Carved Hippopotamus Tooth
Unidentified Kongo maker
acquired in 1954
Hippopotamus tooth
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
54.41.13171
Geography
Place Made: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Carving
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Provenance
Milton Mead Babcock (1910-1997) [dealer], Milton, Massachusetts; sold to present collection, 1954.
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