The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 10, 2023

Knife

1800s

Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, unknown maker

Iron, wood, copper alloy, cloth, and resin

Overall: 42.6 cm (16 3/4 in.); Blade: 19.8 cm (7 13/16 in.)

Gift of J. H. Wade 1916.1019

Location

not on view

Provenance
Walter C. Hill, NY
Walter C. Hill, NY
Exhibition history

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"

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).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.1019