Ngala. Executioner's Sword, late 19th or early 20th century. Iron, wood, metal wire and nailheads, 5 1/8 x 21 7/16 in. (13 x 54.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.414. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.414_threequarter_PS5.jpg)
Ngala. Executioner's Sword, late 19th or early 20th century. Iron, wood, metal wire and nailheads, 5 1/8 x 21 7/16 in. (13 x 54.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.414. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 22.1511_22.1502_22.1101_22.414_22.1106_22.457_22.1521_22.462_22.1508_22.544_bw.jpg)
Executioner's Sword
Arts of Africa
MEDIUM
Iron, wood, metal wire and nailheads
DATES
late 19th or early 20th century
DIMENSIONS
5 1/8 x 21 7/16 in. (13 x 54.5 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of Africa
ACCESSION NUMBER
22.414
CREDIT LINE
Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1922, provenance not yet documented; by 1922, acquired by François Poncelet of Brussels, Belgium; 1922, purchased from François Poncelet by Stewart Culin in Brussels for the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Iron blade, the multi-curved edge ending in a sickle shape. Handle of wood is wrapped in wire, ending in three flattened balls studded with nailheads.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Ngala. Executioner's Sword, late 19th or early 20th century. Iron, wood, metal wire and nailheads, 5 1/8 x 21 7/16 in. (13 x 54.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.414. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.414_threequarter_PS5.jpg)
IMAGE
threequarter, CUR.22.414_threequarter_PS5.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2010
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