Knife
c. 1900
Maker Unknown
African Art
Knife, c. 1900. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ngbandi-style maker. Iron and copper alloy; overall: 40.2 cm (15 13/16 in.); tang: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.); blade: 15.8 cm (6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade 1916.1021.a
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- Iron and copper alloy
- Dimensions
- Overall: 40.2 cm (15 13/16 in.); Tang: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.); Blade: 15.8 cm (6 1/4 in.)
- Departments
- African Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.1021.a
- Credit Line
- Gift of J. H. Wade
- 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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