The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 21, 2025

Knife

before 1916

Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo or Central African Republic, unidentified maker

Iron and copper
Overall: 39 cm (15 3/8 in.); Blade: 31.3 cm (12 5/16 in.)
Gift of J. H. Wade 1916.1017
Location: Not on view
  • by 1916
    Walter C. Hill
    by 1916
    Jeptha H. Wade by purchase
    1916–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art by gift
    Provenance Footnotes
    1 "Purchased from the Walter C. Hill Coll." on object card, photocopied in curatorial file
    2 "Purchased from the Walter C. Hill Coll." on object card, photocopied in curatorial file
    3 "Gift of J. H. Wade, March 12, 1916" on object card, photocopied in curatorial file
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