Rattle with Female Figure
Unidentified Luba maker
late 19th-early 20th century
Wood with patina and gourd
Overall: 13 1/16 × 2 5/8 × 2 9/16 in. (33.1 × 6.6 × 6.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through gifts from the Estate of Josephine Patterson Albright, Class of 1978HW, the Estate of Russell Cowles, Class of 1909 and a gift of John L. Huber, Class of 1963
998.59.30367
Geography
Place Made: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, Africa
Period
19th century
Object Name
Musical Instrument
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Exhibition History
Main Lobby, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 13, 1998-January 13, 1999.
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, New York, Sale 7129, lot 223, May 6, 1998; sold to present collection, 1998.
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