CultureAzande or Binja
Titles
- Scimitar
Date1870–1930
PlaceNorthern Congo (kinshasa), Africa
MediumIron and wood
Dimensionso/a: 34 1/4 × 12 × 1 3/4 inches (87 × 30.5 × 4.5 cm)
o/a including stand: 35 1/4 × 12 × 3 15/16 inches (89.6 × 30.5 × 10 cm)
o/a including stand: 35 1/4 × 12 × 3 15/16 inches (89.6 × 30.5 × 10 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mrs. Beatrice Drimmer, Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III, Mr. Michael Burton, Mrs. Francisca M. Yaeger in memory of her mother, Josefa Acuña de Meraz, Mrs. William Chilton Maverick, Mr. R.B. Caddou, and Mr. Gerald de Schrenck Sill, by exchange
Object number95.82
Not on view
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Department
African ArtObject Type
Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED at MFAH, Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-present PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION
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1900–1950
Leather, gourd, iron, wood, gold leaf, cast gold, and repoussé sheet gold
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