id:			95236
accession number:	1916.1018.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1018.a
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:11.226000

Knife, 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, unknown maker. Iron, wood, copper alloy, leather or rawhide, and upholstery studs; overall: 49.8 cm (19 5/8 in.); blade: 33 cm (13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade 1916.1018.a

title:				Knife
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creation date:			1800s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1899
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creditline:			Gift of J. H. Wade
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culture:	Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, unknown maker
technique:	Iron, wood, copper alloy, leather or rawhide, and upholstery studs
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 49.8 cm (19 5/8 in.); Blade: 33 cm (13 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna and Robert Jackson Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2004-04-24T00:00:00
	<i>Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna and Robert Jackson Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 24, 2004-March 15, 2005).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Western Reserve Historical Society (4/24/2004 - 11/27/2004):  \'Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna and Robert Jackson Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art"', 'opening_date': '2004-04-24T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Walter C. Hill, NY
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	Walter C. Hill, NY
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