Knife with wooden scabbard / African, Southern Songye
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- Accession Number
- 1985/2.123A-B
- Title
- Knife with wooden scabbard
- Artist
- African, Southern Songye
- Medium and Support
- iron, wood, copper and twine
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Object Creation Place
- Africa (continent)
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Honorable Jack Faxon
- Dimensions
- 54 cm x 12.4 cm (21 1/4 in. x 4 7/8 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Metalwork
- Primary Object Type
- knife
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- cases (containers)
- central and equatorial african styles
- containers
- containers by form
- edged weapons
- luba region
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- sheaths
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- weapons and ammunition
- western democratic republic of congo styles
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 815 x 1251
- File Size
- 64 KB
- Record
- 1985/2.123A-B
- Link to this Item
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"Knife with wooden scabbard; African, Southern Songye." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1985-sl-2.123a-b/1985_2.123ab.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024.