H x W x D: 77.4 x 19.3 x 5 cm (30 1/2 x 7 5/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Date:
Late 19th-early 20th century
Description:
Oblique L-form iron blade, wood handle wrapped in copper alloy wire. Head pierced with circular hole, blade divided by raised lines.
Provenance:
Glen Rhodes, McLean, Virginia, -- to 2002
Published References:
Hurst, Norman. 1997. Ngola: The Weapon as Authority, Identity, and Ritual Object in Sub-Saharan Africa. Cambridge, MA: Hurst Gallery, p. 16, no. 9.
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