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Tent pole

Artist Unknown artist(s)

Date20th century

MediumWood

DimensionsOverall: 41 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 1/2 in. (105.4 x 14 x 1.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Allen and Barbara Davis

Object number2022.194

Collections

African

ClassificationsDecorative Arts

Object NameDecorative arts

DepartmentPermanent Collection

CultureTuareg people

NationalityNigerien or Malian

GeographyNiger or Mali, Africa

On View

On view

Century

Twentieth

Exhibition HistoryInaugural installation: African Gallery (210), Palmer Museum of Art, June 1, 2024 – present; African Brilliance: A Diplomat's Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, February 8 – May 24, 2020 (closed March 17, 2020 due to the pandemic).Published ReferencesArnoldi, Mary Jo, "Catalogue 25: Decorative Pole (Ehel), Tuareg People, Niger or Mali” African Brilliance: A Diplomat’s Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, 2020, https://exhibitions.psu.edu/s/african-brilliance/page/catalogue-25.