Unknown African
Prestige Knife

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Artist Unknown African

CultureBamana peoples

Titles

Prestige Knife

Dateearly 20th century

PlaceFrench Sudan, Africa

MediumIron and wood

DimensionsOverall: 13 7/8 × 1 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (35.2 × 3.2 × 5.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll

Object number2023.95

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Department

African Art

Object Type

WEAPONS & ARMAMENTS

Provenance[Entwistle Gallery, London]; [Donald Morris Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan and New York]; purchased by Frank Carroll, Houston, August 28, 2007, given to MFAH, 2023.
Exhibition HistoryMFAH, January, 2004 - December, 2021
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