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        "accession_number": "1916.721",
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        "tombstone": "Knife, before 1916. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba-style maker. Iron, wood, and copper alloy; overall: 36.1 cm (14 3/16 in.); blade: 24.7 cm (9 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1916.721",
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        "title": "Knife",
        "creation_date": "before 1916",
        "creation_date_earliest": 1910,
        "creation_date_latest": 1916,
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        "culture": [
            "Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba-style maker"
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        "technique": "Iron, wood, and copper alloy",
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        "department": "African Art",
        "collection": "African Art",
        "type": "Arms and Armor",
        "measurements": "Overall: 36.1 cm (14 3/16 in.); Blade: 24.7 cm (9 3/4 in.)",
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            "overall": {
                "length": 0.361,
                "length_inch": 14,
                "length_inch_fraction": 0.1875
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            "blade": {
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                "length_inch": 9,
                "length_inch_fraction": 0.75
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        "exhibitions": {
            "current": [
                {
                    "id": 223257,
                    "title": "Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna and Robert Jackson Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art",
                    "description": "<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).",
                    "opening_date": "2004-04-24T00:00:00"
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                {
                    "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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        "description": "The Kuba, also known as the Bushongo or \"People of the Throwing Knife,\" used knives as symbols of civic authority. Chiefs and other members of the ruling elite carried this type (<em>ikul</em>). Introduced by King Shyaam in the second quarter of the 17th century, the ikul replaced the warrior's throwing knife and proclaimed an era of peace. Note the elaborate inlaid metal patterns in the handle and the incised lines in the blade.",
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        "url": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.721",
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        "creditline": "Gift of J. H. Wade",
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        "legal_status": "accessioned",
        "accession_date": "1916-05-26T00:00:00",
        "sortable_date": 1910,
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        "date_text": "before 1916",
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        "cover_accession_number": null,
        "is_nazi_era_provenance": false,
        "impression": null,
        "alternate_titles": [
            "Ceremonial Knife (Ikul)"
        ],
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        "updated_at": "2026-05-01 06:46:13.661000"
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}