Ceremonial Knife

Unidentified possibly Luba maker

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Blade and wood

Overall: 20 1/16 in. (51 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Robert L. Ripley, Class of 1939H

40.15.12619

Geography

Place Made: Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, Africa

Period

20th century

Object Name

Armament

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Provenance

Collected by Robert L. (born LeRoy Robert) Ripley (1890-1949), Mamaroneck, New York, early 20th century (The Ripley's Believe It or Not Collection); given to present collection, 1940.

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