Throwing Knife
1800s
Maker Unknown
African Art
Throwing Knife, 1800s. Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Oriental Province, Mangbetu, 19th century. Iron and wood; overall: 36.5 cm (14 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Gilpin Players of Karamu House 1929.333
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- Iron and wood
- Dimensions
- Overall: 36.5 cm (14 3/8 in.)
- Departments
- African Art
- Accession Number
- 1929.333
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Gilpin Players of Karamu House
- Exhibitions
- Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna and Robert Jackson Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art, 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"
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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