Ritual Ancestor Trough
Unidentified Dogon maker
19th-early 20th century
Wood
Overall: 55 in. (139.7 cm)
Overall: 55 in. (139.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of John A. Friede, Class of 1960
MIS.968.79
Geography
Place Made: Sangha, Mali, Western Africa, Africa
Period
19th century
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Exhibition History
African Images, Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, April 1972.
Publication History
Treasures of the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1985, p. 66, no. 32.
Provenance
Furman Gallery, New York; John A. Friede, New York; given to present collection, 1968.
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