id:			86484
accession number:	2015.157
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2015.157
updated:		2023-04-19 11:40:18.716000

Ceremonial Sword (ngulu), 1800s–1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ngombe-style, Doko-style, or Iboko-style maker. Iron alloy, wood, copper alloy, and pigment; overall: 54.6 cm (21 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Donna L. and Robert H. Jackson 2015.157

title:				Ceremonial Sword (ngulu)
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creation date:			1800s–1900s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1960
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creditline:			Gift of Donna L. and Robert H. Jackson
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culture:	Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ngombe-style, Doko-style, or Iboko-style maker
technique:	Iron alloy, wood, copper alloy, and pigment
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 54.6 cm (21 1/2 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna L. and Robert H. Jackson Collection. Cleveland: Western Reserve Historical Society, April 24 through November 7, 2004

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PROVENANCE

	private collection, Belgium
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			* <div><!--block--><em>Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna L. and Robert H. Jackson Collection</em>, p. 23</div>
			
			
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	Mr. Robert H. Jackson by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2015-
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