Standing Female Nude Holding a Knife

Bwayen

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Caption

Bwayen (We, flourished 1920s–1930s). Standing Female Nude Holding a Knife, late 19th or early 20th century. Copper alloy, 8 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (21.6 x 12.1 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.221. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Artist

Bwayen

Cultures

Dan, We

Title

Standing Female Nude Holding a Knife

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Possible place made: Belewale, Liberia

Medium

Copper alloy

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

8 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (21.6 x 12.1 x 7 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

22.221

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