Amulet Pendant in the Form of a Chameleon
Unidentified Lobi maker
19th-20th century
Brass
Overall: 1 3/4 × 3 1/8 × 9/16 in. (4.4 × 8 × 1.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Arnold and Joanne Syrop
998.53.30393
Geography
Place Made: Burkina Faso, Western Africa, Africa
Period
19th century
Object Name
Personal Symbol: Amulet
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.
Works from the Continent of Africa, Ivan Albright Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 26, 2019-March 15, 2020.
Provenance
Joanne and Arnold Syrop, New York; given to present collection, 1998.
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