Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2009

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Image: 10.2 x 16.5 x 28.9 cm (4 x 6 1/2 x 11 3/8 in.)
Brass; lost-wax process

Classification: Tools & equipment

Culture: African, Nigeria, Verre and related peoples

Accession number: 2008.1510

Provenance/Ownership History: About 2002, acquired from an African merchant, New York by Professor Dwight B. Heath, Providence, RI; 2008, gift of Dwight B. Heath and Anne C. Heath in memory of their son David to the MFA. (Accession date: December 17, 2008)

Gift of Dwight B. and Anna Cooper Heath, in memory of their son, David B. Heath