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Salt hammer
Salt hammer

Salt hammer

20th century
Object PlaceMali
Medium/TechniqueCopper, brass and silver, with wood inlay
DimensionsOverall: 26 x 14.3 x 7 cm (10 1/4 x 5 5/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Carolyn and Eli Newberger
Accession number2008.1643
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPersonal accessories
Provenance1968, acquired in Ouagadougou, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) by Carolyn and Eli Newberger, Boston; 2008, gift of Carolyn and Eli Newberger to the MFA. (Accession date: January 21, 2009)
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