Royal Sword / Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.56
- Title
- Royal Sword
- Artist Nationality
- Congolese (Zairean)
- Medium and Support
- iron, wood and copper
- 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
- Museum purchase
- Dimensions
- 69.5 cm x 9 cm x 7 cm (27 3/8 in. x 3 9/16 in. x 2 3/4 in.)
- Century
- Possibly 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Primary Object Type
- sword
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- aristocracy
- central and equatorial african styles
- central democratic republic of congo styles
- groups of people
- nobility
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- political figures
- social classes
- social classes by specific type
- social groups
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- upper class
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
- western democratic republic of congo styles
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 304 x 1416
- File Size
- 41 KB
- Record
- 1985/2.56
- Link to this Item
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"Royal Sword; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1985-sl-2.56/1985_2.56.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.