Necklace (Torque)
Unidentified Fang maker
Brass
Overall: 1 9/16 × 7 3/16 × 6 13/16 in. (4 × 18.2 × 17.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Arnold and Joanne Syrop
998.54.30441
Geography
Place Made: Gabon, Central Africa, Africa
Object Name
Personal Adornment
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Exhibition History
A Space for Dialogue 30, Beauty Marks: African Metal Body Adornment, Jennifer Peterson, Class of 2006, Public Relations Intern, Main Lobby, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 30-April 2, 2006.
Provenance
Joanne and Arnold Syrop, New York; given to present collection, 1998.
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