id:			97095
accession number:	1916.743
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.743
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:19.662000

Knife, c. 1900. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangala-style maker. Iron, wood, copper alloy, upholstery studs, plant fibers, and rawhide; overall: 57.2 cm (22 1/2 in.); blade: 41.4 cm (16 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade 1916.743

title:				Knife
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creation date:			c. 1900
creation date earliest:		1895
creation date latest:		1905
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creditline:			Gift of J. H. Wade
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culture:	Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangala-style maker
technique:	Iron, wood, copper alloy, upholstery studs, plant fibers, and rawhide
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 57.2 cm (22 1/2 in.); Blade: 41.4 cm (16 5/16 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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