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Photo by Tom Joyce
Hand Cross
Photo by Tom Joyce

Hand Cross

Object number2007.243
Photo CreditPhoto by Tom Joyce
Exhibition HistoryAsheville, North Carolina, Life Force at the Anvil, A Blacksmith's Art from Africa, May 22 - August 28, 1998
Credit LinePartial gift of Tom Joyce and partial purchase with funds from John and Robyn Horn
Dimensions8 x 2 3/4 x 1/4 in. (20.3 x 7 x 0.6 cm)
MediumIron
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