id: 97095 accession number: 1916.743 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.743 updated: 2023-03-24 11:13:10.652000 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 title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1900 creation date earliest: 1895 creation date latest: 1905 current location: creditline: Gift of J. H. Wade copyright: --- 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 find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 57.2 cm (22 1/2 in.); Blade: 41.4 cm (16 5/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- 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 Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna and Robert Jackson Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 24, 2004-March 15, 2005). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * 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" --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: This beautifully wrought knife served as a symbol of political authority among the Ngala. Quite literally it signified the power of life and death for its form was derived from that of an executioner's knife. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.743/1916.743_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.743/1916.743_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.743/1916.743_full.tif