Brass Ring
Unidentified Dogon maker
20th century
Brass
Overall: 1/2 × 2 in. (1.3 × 5.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Arnold and Joanne Syrop
990.41.27109
Geography
Place Made: Mali, Western Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Personal Adornment
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Exhibition History
Focus on the Body: West African Body Ornaments of Brass, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, April 10-September 19, 1999.
Provenance
Joanne and Arnold Syrop, New York; given to present collection, 1990.
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