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Collection Online as of June 1, 2023

Knife

1800s

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Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, unknown maker

Iron, wood, copper alloy, leather or rawhide, and upholstery studs

Overall: 49.8 cm (19 5/8 in.); Blade: 33 cm (13 in.)

Gift of J. H. Wade 1916.1018.a

Location

not on view

Provenance
Walter C. Hill, NY
Walter C. Hill, NY
Exhibition history

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"

Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna and Robert Jackson Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 24, 2004-March 15, 2005).

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