Ceremonial Knife and Sheath
Artist:
Unknown
Probable place made:Africa
Probable place made:Africa
Date: late 19th to early 20th century
Medium: Ebony
Dimensions:
l. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); w. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); d. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased from the Heintz Collection
Object number: 31.5313
Provenance: Heintze Collection, purchased by the Witte Museum, San Antonio, 1931; transferred to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1994.
Not on view
In Collection(s)
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