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Kuba

Ceremonial Dagger (Ikul)

Kuba, 1900

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Kuba

Ceremonial Dagger (Ikul)

Kuba, 1900

Physical Qualities Wood, metal, brass tack, 14 5/16 × 3 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (36.3 × 9.5 × 6.3 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Allen Davis, Alexandria, Virginia
Object Number 1995.221
Metal blade with wood handle; brass tack on top of handle; leaf shaped blade with incised lines inset from edge on both sides, ridge down middle of blade
Karen Milbourne, BMA, "Meditations on African Art: PATTERN," March 12-August 17, 2008

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