Kota and Fang
Ceremonial Blade
Kota/Fang, 1900-1932
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Iron, brass, other metal, wood, 61.3 H x 28.9 W x 3 D cm.
Credit Line
Anonymous Gift
Object Number
2002.131
Long shaft in wood with blade in the shape of a bird's head with triangular cutout eye from which extends a ridge to the point delineating a beak, and a short pointed spur on the back of the neck; top and bottom of shaft is encircled with wire; brass tack ornamentation at four points along the shaft; and a metal washer nailed to the bottom.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2002; Howard and Jane Cohen, Baltimore
