Knife, Ivory Handle (Trumbash)

Mangbetu

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Mangbetu. Knife, Ivory Handle (Trumbash), late 19th century. Iron, ivory, 6 7/8 x 15 1/4 in. (17.5 x 38.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.457. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Mangbetu

Title

Knife, Ivory Handle (Trumbash)

Date

late 19th century

Medium

Iron, ivory

Classification

Arms and Armor

Dimensions

6 7/8 x 15 1/4 in. (17.5 x 38.7 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

22.457

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