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Hanger
Object Number 990-5-50/12184
Display Title Hanger
Descriptions
Object Description Hanger
Inventory Description Carved wooden implement, black pigmented decoration, hook-shaped,
Classification
  • Tools
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hutu?
  • Tutsi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Rwanda / Butare
Materials Wood, Pigment, Paint
Dimensions Overall: 19.2 x 3.2 x 3 cm (7 9/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 990-5-50/12184
Provenance
Collector Dr. Helen Codere (1959-1960 - 05/15/90)
Donor Dr. Helen Codere (1959-1960 - 05/15/90)

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