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Tags
African Reflections: Art from Northeastern Zaire (Exhibition)
American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
Asset ID
ptc-3906
Title
Knife, iron and wood, possibly Mangbetu, Rungu, (Belgian) Congo
Description
Daggers were used by both men and women for many purposes. Men sometimes wore them in their belts in sheaths made of elephant hair, pig skin, or antelope hide. The handle depicts a Mangbetu woman with an elongated head and face-painting. Materials: Metal (iron), wood, stain.
Agent (Role)
Gardiner, Lynton
(
Photographer
),
Lang, Herbert, 1879-1957
(
Collector
)
Date
1990 (photographed)
Artwork/Object Type
Knives
,
Wood carvings
Physical dimensions
L:32 W:4.5 (in CM)
City Town
Rungu
State Province
Upper Uele
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Is Part Of
African reflections : art from northeastern Zaire
,
Division of Anthropology, African Ethnographic Collection
Collection/Work Relation
AMNH Special Collections, Photographic Transparency Collection, 4 x 5: 3906
Department Catalog Number(s)
90.1/2812
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Repository
American Museum of Natural History
Publication History
Schildkrout, Enid, Curtis A Keim, Curtis A Keim, American Museum of Natural History, and American Museum of Natural History. 1990. African Reflections : Art from Northeastern Zaire. Seattle: University of Washington Press, p. 68.
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