Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Mangbetu. Knife, 19th or 20th century. Wood, iron, copper alloy, 3 15/16 x 2 1/2 x 16 5/16 in. (10 x 6.3 x 41.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection, 1989.51.35. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Mangbetu

Title

Knife

Date

19th or 20th century

Medium

Wood, iron, copper alloy

Classification

Arms and Armor

Dimensions

3 15/16 x 2 1/2 x 16 5/16 in. (10 x 6.3 x 41.5 cm)

Credit Line

The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection

Accession Number

1989.51.35

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