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Vertical post and horizontal arms bolted together, dagger like form of post, arms have curved ends.
Cross
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Cross

Maker Haitian Artist
Date1970s
Place of originHaiti
MediumCut out forged metal
Dimensions7 1/4 × 4 3/4 × 1/4 in. (18.4 × 12.1 × 0.6 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Alvan and Barbara Bluhm
Object number2017.78.2
Collections
Visual DescriptionVertical post and horizontal arms bolted together, dagger like form of post, arms have curved ends.
Curatorial RemarksThe donors left 11 3 x 5 in. photographs of objects in situ to be digitized at high resolution for the museum’s records and use with contextualization in exhibitions. The original photographs will be returned to the donors. See attached images of photographs.
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