Execution Knife (ngulu)

Execution Knife (ngulu)

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Execution Knife (ngulu)
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
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Department
African Art
Object Type
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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