Photo of collection object Throwing Knife / Prestige Scepter (pingha) — Throwing Knife / Prestige Scepter (pingha), 1800–mid-1900s. Iron alloy and plant fiber, Overall: 45.5 cm (17 15/16 in.). Gift of Donna L. and Robert H. Jackson, 2015.156. CC0.

Throwing Knife / Prestige Scepter (pingha)

1800–mid-1900s

Maker Unknown

African Art

Throwing Knife / Prestige Scepter (pingha), 1800–mid-1900s. Africa, Central or Eastern Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, and Sudan, Zande-style maker. Iron alloy and plant fiber; overall: 45.5 cm (17 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Donna L. and Robert H. Jackson 2015.156

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Arms and Armor
Formatted Medium: Iron alloy and plant fiber
Medium: iron, alloy, plant, fiber
Dimensions: Overall: 45.5 cm (17 15/16 in.)
Departments: African Art
Accession Number: 2015.156
Credit Line: Gift of Donna L. and Robert H. Jackson
Exhibitions: Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna L. and Robert H. Jackson Collection. Cleveland: Western Reserve Historical Society, April 24 through November 7, 2004
Rights Statement: CC0

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