Ceremonial Knife (za)

Ceremonial Knife (za)

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Ceremonial Knife (za)
CultureNgandu (possibly)
Titles
  • Ceremonial Knife (za)
Date1870–1940
PlaceGabon, Congo (Brazzaville), or Cameroon, Africa
MediumIron and wood
Dimensions19 3/4 × 4 3/8 × 2 inches (50.3 × 11.5 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by The Brown Foundation, Inc.
Object number91.45
Not on view

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Department
African Art
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, USA; [Hurst Gallery, Cambridge]; purchased by MFAH, 1991.
Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED at MFAH, Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-present PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION

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front of object
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Gold
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1895–1905
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Sword
1900–1950
gold leaf, wood, iron
97.1371