Digging Stick
Unidentified Chimú maker
Pre-Columbian
Wood
Overall: 55 7/8 × 4 15/16 × 1 9/16 in. (142 × 12.5 × 4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Acquired by exchange from Ralph C. Altman, Los Angeles, California
55.20.13263
Geography
Place Made: Chan Chan, North Coast Region, Peru, South America
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Agricultural
Research Area
Americas
Not on view
Provenance
Ralph C. Altman (1909-1967), Los Angeles, California; by exchange (#101) to present collection, 1955.
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