Brass Knife with Sheath / Artist Unknown, African
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.8
- Title
- Brass Knife with Sheath
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Artist Nationality
- African
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Credit Line
- Gift of Denise Miner Stanford
- Dimensions
- 39 cm x 10 cm x 2.5 cm (15 3/8 in. x 3 15/16 in. x 1 in.)
- Primary Object Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Primary Object Type
- knife
- Secondary Object Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Secondary Object Type
- knifr sheath
- Physical Description
- A long knife with a brass handle and its sheath. A dark brown rope is tied to the sheath, which has etched designs decorating it.
- Secondary Keywords
- cases (containers)
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- edged weapons
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3888 x 2592
- File Size
- 193 KB
- Record
- 2010/2.8
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-2.8/2010_2.8.jpg
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"Brass Knife with Sheath; Artist Unknown, African." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-2.8/2010_2.8.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 02, 2024.