About the Artwork
Ceremonial Knife
early 20th century
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African
Mangbetu
Ivory and iron
Overall: 15 1/2 × 2 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (39.4 × 5.7 × 7 cm)
Sculpture
African Art
Bequest of Margaret Herz Demant
2018.107
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Margaret H. Demant (Huntington Woods, Michigan, USA)
2018-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Mangbetu, African, Ceremonial Knife, early 20th century, ivory and iron. Detroit Institute of Arts, Bequest of Margaret Herz Demant, 2018.107.
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