Knife with wooden scabbard / African, Southern Songye

About this Item

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
Primary Keywords: knife; knives (weapons); scabbard; scabbards; songye; weaponry; weapons
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
Rights: If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit https://umma.umich.edu/about/services/request-image/ for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form.

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: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1985-sl-2.123a-b/1985_2.123ab.jpg

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:1985-SL-2.123A-B:1985_2.123AB.JPG

View the Help Guide for more information.

Full citation: "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 18, 2024.