Ceremonial Blade | Yale University Art Gallery

18th–19th century

Medium: Iron and brass
Dimensions: 22 5/16 × 6 11/16 × 7 1/16 in. (56.6 × 17 × 18 cm)
Credit Line: Promised gift of Dwight B. and Anna Cooper Heath
Loan number: ILE2009.6.9
Geography: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Culture: Lobala, Ngbaka, or Kongo, subgroup Nzombo
Period: 18th–19th century
Classification: Arms
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armor, blades, ceremonial objects

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