Sickle knife (trumbash)
1800s
Maker Unknown
African Art
Sickle knife (trumbash), 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mangbetu maker. Iron and wood; overall: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the African Art Sponsors of Karamu House 1929.365
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- Iron and wood
- Dimensions
- Overall: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.)
- Departments
- African Art
- Accession Number
- 1929.365
- Credit Line
- Gift of the African Art Sponsors of Karamu House
- Exhibitions
- Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna and Robert Jackson Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art, Western Reserve Historical Society (4/24/2004 - 11/27/2004): 'Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna and Robert Jackson Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art"
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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