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Title
Scabbard (of set of knife and scabbard)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)
Century
Possibly 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1900
Accession Number
1984/2.54B
Medium and Support
Iron, copper, leather, string, wood and brass tacks
Primary Keywords
iron (metal)
scabbards
weapons
Title
Ritual Sword
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
Possibly 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1900
Accession Number
1985/1.157
Medium and Support
Iron, wood, copper and tkoola powder
Primary Keywords
rituals (events)
swords
weapons
Title
Knife with wooden scabbard
Artist
African, Southern Songye
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
1985/2.123A-B
Medium and Support
iron, wood, copper and twine
Primary Keywords
knife
knives (weapons)
scabbard
scabbards
songye
weaponry
weapons
Title
Royal Sword
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
Possibly 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1900
Accession Number
1985/2.56
Medium and Support
iron, wood and copper
Primary Keywords
edged weapons
kuba (democratic republic of congo)
royalty
swords
weaponry
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Title
Study of Two Men Loading Ammunition
Artist
Jean Paul Slusser
Artist Life Dates
1886 -1981
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1940
Accession Number
1985/2.65
Medium and Support
watercolor on board
Primary Keywords
figures
weaponry
weapons
Title
Scarification knife
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1935
Accession Number
1985/2.68
Medium and Support
iron and copper wire
Primary Keywords
ceremonial knives
knife
knives (cutting tools)
knives (weapons)
kuba (democratic republic of congo)
Title
Scarification knife
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1935
Accession Number
1985/2.69
Medium and Support
steel and copper wire
Primary Keywords
ceremonial knives
knife
knives (cutting tools)
knives (weapons)
kuba (democratic republic of congo)
Title
Cavalry Charge
Artist
Robert Porter
Artist Life Dates
1771-1842
Century
Early 19th century
Object Creation Date
1803
Accession Number
1985/2.73
Medium and Support
lithograph and pen on heavy weave paper with aquatint border
Primary Keywords
battle
figures
shield
soldiers
weaponry
weapons
Title
Goldweight in the shape of a knife
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
Physical Description
Goldweight in the shape of a knife, with a short handle set between two protrusions, giving way to a longer blade.
Century
Possibly 20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1985
Accession Number
1986/2.132
Medium and Support
brass
Primary Keywords
ghana (nation)
knife
knives (weapons)
Title
Napoleon at the St. Bernard Pass (Passage de Mont St. Bernard)
Artist
Théodore Géricault
Physical Description
This black and white print shows a winter mountain scene with steep snow covered peaks and a compound of buildings in the pass between them. There is a large crowd of soldiers, some on foot and some on horseback, who are gathered around their commander. He stands on a snowy rise and points to a friar who holds a basket of bread. Other friars walk among the foot soldiers to distribute bread. There is French writing below the scene that identifies the title, artist and publisher of the print.
Artist Life Dates
1791-1824
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1822
Accession Number
1986/2.80
Medium and Support
lithograph on cream wove paper
Primary Keywords
figures
mountains
napoleon
soldiers
weaponry
weapons
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Title
Coke Machine and Missile, Alabama, U.S.A., from "Recent Developments"
Artist
Elliott Erwitt
Artist Life Dates
Born 1928
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1974
Accession Number
1987/1.175.2
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Primary Keywords
advertisement
americas
bomb
satire
weaponry
weapons
Title
Ogura-sen Hyakunin Isshu: Murasaki Shikibu (Kano'en Gundaiyu? and Isamu Rokichirô?, two Samurai of Aizu)
Artist
Andô Hiroshige III
Physical Description
According to the colophon, the figures depicted in the lower part of the print are two samurai of Aizu; the large figure in the front is Isamu Sôkichirô, who has challenged the figure in the rear, Rokuya Ongun Taiyu, to a vendetta.
Artist Life Dates
1843-1894
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1843-1846
Accession Number
1987/1.370
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Primary Keywords
calligraphy
samurais
swords
weapons
Title
The Farnese Hercules
Artist
Hendrick Goltzius
Physical Description
This impressively large engraving depicts the muscular back of a marble statue of a man. The figure leans upon a club draped with a lion skin and holds three apples in his right hand behind his back. Two men look up at the statue from the lower right corner of the print.
Artist Life Dates
1558 - 1617
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1592
Accession Number
1994/2.13
Medium and Support
engraving on medium weight laid paper
Primary Keywords
apples
clubs (weapons)
engraving (printing process)
mannerist
nudes
spectators
statues
Title
The Farnese Hercules
Artist
Jacob Bos
Physical Description
This engraving reproduces a colossal marble sculpture of Hercules leaning upon his club, which is draped with a lion skin. Bos carefully records the powerful musculature of the figure and sets the statue within a niche.
Artist Life Dates
active c.1520-c.1580
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
1562
Accession Number
1994/2.17
Medium and Support
engraving on laid paper
Primary Keywords
clubs (weapons)
engravings
niches
nudes
statues
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Title
Start of a War Party
Artist
Edward Sheriff Curtis
Artist Life Dates
1868 - 1954
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1907
Accession Number
1997/1.158
Medium and Support
photogravure on light beige wove paper
Primary Keywords
costume
hills
horses
war
weaponry
weapons
Title
Royal sword with gold-leafed handle
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.309
Medium and Support
iron with gold leaf
Primary Keywords
royalty
swords
weapons
Title
Goldweight in the shape of a knife
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
Physical Description
Goldweight in the shape of a knife with a curved, rounded tip.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1985
Accession Number
1997/1.473
Medium and Support
brass
Primary Keywords
ghana (nation)
knives (weapons)
Title
Knife
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Bamileke
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/1.101
Medium and Support
metal blade with wood handle
Primary Keywords
bamileke
knife
knives (cutting tools)
knives (weapons)
metalwork
Title
Short Sword
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire) or Central Africa, Banja
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/1.102
Medium and Support
metal blade with copper wrapped wood handle
Primary Keywords
edged weapons
metalwork
swords
weaponry
weapons
Title
Prestige Axe
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bandja
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/1.107
Medium and Support
metal blade with wood handle
Primary Keywords
axes
axes (weapons)
ceremonial axes
metalwork
Title
Throwing Knife
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Brazzaville), Baya-Bumali
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/1.115
Medium and Support
metal blade with wood handle
Primary Keywords
knife
knives (weapons)
metalwork
throwing knives
Title
Knife with Sheath
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Algeria, Berber?
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/1.129A&B
Medium and Support
metal blade with wood handle trimmed in metal and fabric covered leather sheath
Primary Keywords
knife
knives (weapons)
metalwork
sheaths
Title
Knife (Power Emblem)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/1.48
Medium and Support
iron blade with wood handle
Primary Keywords
iron (metal)
knife
knives (weapons)
mossi
Title
Ngbaka Throwing Knife
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/1.69
Medium and Support
metal blade with fabric and cord covered wood handle
Primary Keywords
knife
knives (weapons)
metalwork
ngbaka
throwing knives
Title
Curved Saber
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Binja
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/1.84
Medium and Support
metal blade with brass wrapped wood handle with brass tacks
Primary Keywords
edged weapons
metalwork
sabers
weaponry
weapons
Title
Prestige Axe
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Benin, Toma
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/1.85
Medium and Support
metal blade with wood handle
Primary Keywords
axes (tools)
axes (weapons)
ceremonial axes
metalwork
prestige
Title
Sword (eben)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Benin
Physical Description
Cast ceremonial sword. The "fan" shape is indicative of the royal eben type. The general shape may be derived from northern, Sahelian influences. The looped handle is also typical of the eben type.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/1.86
Medium and Support
metal blade with ivory, leather and cloth covered handle
Primary Keywords
benin
ceremonial swords
edged weapons
metalwork
royalty
swords
Title
Throwing Knife
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bandja
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/1.87
Medium and Support
metal blade with leather grip
Primary Keywords
knife
knives (weapons)
metalwork
throwing knives
Title
Saber
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Benin
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/1.89
Medium and Support
iron blade with cast brass handle with copper overlays
Primary Keywords
edged weapons
ironwork
sabers
Title
Adze
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/1.95
Medium and Support
iron blade with wood handle
Primary Keywords
adze
adzes
edged weapons
mossi
tools
Title
Staff
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bambara
Accession Number
2001/2.7
Medium and Support
wood with metal
Primary Keywords
bamana
canes
ceremonial staffs
staff
staff weapons
woodwork
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Title
Engraved Powder Horn
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
Animal horn engraved with the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom, in which a crowned lion and a chained unicorn supporting a shield stand above a banner with the motto “dieu et mon droit” (which directly translated from French means “God and my right” referring to the monarch’s divine right to govern which has been used as the motto of the British monarch since it was adopted by Henry V (1413-1422)). The shield consists of four quadrants: the first quadrant contains four lions, the second contains three fleurs de lis, the third contains a mermaid and a harp, the fourth contains three lions and a stag or dog-like animal. Surrounding the shield is a belt or garter upon which is emblazoned “Honi soit qui mal y pense” which means “evil unto they who think evil,” the motto of the Order of the Knights of the Garter, an ancient exclusive British order consisting of 25 members who were selected by the king of England. Near the base, the horn is engraved with a cityscape of Philadelphia from the harbor with numerous buildings, towers, boats and ships, and a man with a rifle shooting at a stag or lion in the distance.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
2007/1.101
Medium and Support
animal horn
Primary Keywords
cityscapes
horn
philadelphia (county)
weapons
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Title
Martyrdom of St. Matthew
Artist
Workshop of Michael Wolgemut
Physical Description
A haloed man kneels in three-quarter profile in the left center of the foreground of the composition. A male figure stands behind the haloed figure in a wide stance with an ax raised above the kneeling figure's head. In the background is another male figure wearing a pointed hat and a jester or demonic figure shown falling of a column in the distance in the upper left.
Artist Life Dates
1434-1519
Object Creation Date
circa 1493
Accession Number
2012/2.205
Medium and Support
woodcut on medium ivory laid paper
Primary Keywords
axes (weapons)
martyrs
saint
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Title
Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew
Artist
Workshop of Michael Wolgemut
Physical Description
A haloed man is attached to a plank in the foreground of the composition. A male figure positioned behind him holds a knife to his knee while a male figure in front of him holds a knife to his wrist. A figure dressed like a church father stands watching over the scene on the right.
Artist Life Dates
1434-1519
Object Creation Date
15th century - early 16th century
Accession Number
2012/2.206
Medium and Support
woodcut on medium ivory laid paper
Primary Keywords
knives (weapons)
martyrs
saint
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