Scabbard (of set of knife and scabbard) / Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)

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Accession Number: 1984/2.54B
Title: Scabbard (of set of knife and scabbard)
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)
Artist Nationality: Congolese
Medium and Support: Iron, copper, leather, string, wood and brass tacks
Object Creation Date: circa 1900
Object Creation Place: Africa (continent); Congo, Democratic Republic of the (nation)
Creation Place 1: Africa (continent)
Creation Place 2: Congo, Democratic Republic of the (nation)
Credit Line: Gift in Memory of Rudolph B. Rottam
Dimensions: 26 cm x 16 cm x 2.5 cm (10 1/4 in. x 6 5/16 in. x 1 in.)
Century: Possibly 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Metalwork
Primary Keywords: iron (metal); scabbards; weapons
Secondary Keywords: cases (containers); containers; containers by form; descriptors; inorganic material; iron and iron alloy; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; objects we use; sheaths; weapons and ammunition
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1416 x 2226
File Size: 419 KB
Record: 1984/2.54B
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Full citation: "Scabbard (of set of knife and scabbard); Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1984-sl-2.54b/1984_2.54b.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.