Ceremonial Knife

Kuba (Nkutshu subgroup)

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Kuba (Nkutshu subgroup). Ceremonial Knife, late 19th or early 20th century. Copper alloy, wood, 5 1/8 x 13 3/4 in. (13 x 35 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1511. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Title

Ceremonial Knife

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Medium

Copper alloy, wood

Classification

Arms and Armor

Dimensions

5 1/8 x 13 3/4 in. (13 x 35 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

22.1511

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