Ceremonial Knife
Item
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Accession Number
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2018.10
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Title
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Ceremonial Knife
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Ethnic Group
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Yoruba
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Subject
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Knife|Ceremony|West Africa
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Country
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Nigeria
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Date
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20th century
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Medium
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Wood|Bone|Leather|Inlaid Metal|Rope
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Format
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H x W: 14.75 x 4 in. (37.465 x 10.16 cm)
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Description
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A ceremonial knife used in funerals or buried with the body. This piece has a leather handle with brass decoration on the oneside of the blade and hatching on the other. There is a carved wooden head on the end of the handle and the figure has large deep-set eyes, an open mouth, and a triangular nose, which are all characteristics of the Yoruba artistic style.
