Sheath
1800s
Maker Unknown
African Art
Sheath, 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, unknown maker. Rawhide, metal, plant fiber, and copper alloy; overall: 57.4 cm (22 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade 1916.1022.b
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- Rawhide, metal, plant fiber, and copper alloy
- Dimensions
- Overall: 57.4 cm (22 5/8 in.)
- Departments
- African Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.1022.b
- Credit Line
- Gift of J. H. Wade
- Exhibitions
- Conserving the Past for the Future, Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna and Robert Jackson Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art, Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna and Robert Jackson Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH (April 24-November 27, 2004).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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