Power Figure
Unidentified Songe maker
late 19th-20th century
Wood, gourd, copper, vegetal fiber, cowrie shells, and hide
Overall: 34 5/8 in. (88 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection
990.53.27143
Geography
Place Made: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, Africa
Period
19th century
Object Name
Figure
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Exhibition History
African Art: A Teaching Exhibition, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Anthropology 44, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 31-December 6, 1998.
Peoples and Cultures of Africa, Anthropology 44, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 29-December 18, 1994.
Recontextualizing 'Primitive' Art: Melanesian and African Works, An Exhibition in Process, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Anthropology 72, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 29-May 25, 1997.
Provenance
Harry A. Franklin, about 1950; to Valerie Franklin (daughter), 1983; given to present collection, 1990.
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