The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 17, 2024
Knife
c. 1900
Overall: 57.2 cm (22 1/2 in.); Blade: 41.4 cm (16 5/16 in.)
Gift of J. H. Wade 1916.743
Location: not on view
Description
This beautifully wrought knife served as a symbol of political authority among the Ngala. Quite literally it signified the power of life and death for its form was derived from that of an executioner's knife.- 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).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"
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.743