Parade Knife

CultureEkonda peoples
Titles
  • Parade Knife
Date1895–1905
PlaceCongo, Africa
MediumIron and wood
Dimensions19 1/8 × 5 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (48.6 × 13 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Coneway Family Foundation in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lanier at "One Great Night in November, 1992"
Object number92.452
Non exposé

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Department
African Art
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe; [Joel Cooner Gallery, Dallas]; purchased by MFAH, 1992.
Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED at MFAH, Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-present PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION

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