Hammer (Nangala)

Kwanga

Caption

Kwanga. Hammer (Nangala), late 19th–early 20th century. Iron, wood, 12 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (31.0 x 11.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 36.539.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Kwanga

Title

Hammer (Nangala)

Date

late 19th–early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Barotseland, Zambia

Medium

Iron, wood

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

12 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (31.0 x 11.0 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

36.539

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