Execution Knife (ngulu)

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CultureNgala peoples

Titles

Execution Knife (ngulu)

Date1880–1930

PlaceNorthern Congo (kinshasa), Africa

MediumIron, wood, and brass tacks Tacks in handle: Brass

Dimensions31 3/8 × 8 × 3 1/4 in. (79.7 × 20.3 × 8.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Louis K. Adler and Morton A. Cohn in honor of Meredith J. Long at "One Great Night in November, 1990"

Object number90.503

Not on view

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Department

African Art

Object Type

WEAPONS & ARMAMENTS

ProvenancePrivate collection, USA; [Hurst Gallery, Cambridge]; purchased by MFAH, 1990.
Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED at MFAH, Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-present PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION

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