Cosmetic Box
Unidentified Kuba maker
not dated
Wood
Overall: 2 × 12 × 4 3/4 in. (5.1 × 30.5 × 12.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection
996.25.30318
Geography
Place Made: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, Africa
Period
19th-20th century
Object Name
Personal Gear: Box
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Provenance
Acquired by Harry A. Franklin (1904-1983), Los Angeles, California, date unknown; bequeathed to the Harry A. Franklin Family Collection, Los Angeles, California, 1983; lent to present collection, 1996; lent to present collection, 2017.
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