Sickle Knife (mambele)
Artist/Maker
Mangbetu peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date20th century
MediumForged iron and wood
DimensionsMount: 7/8 × 3 5/8 in. (2.2 × 9.2 cm)
Overall: 8 1/2 × 1 7/8 × 16 in. (21.6 × 4.8 × 40.6 cm)
Overall: 8 1/2 × 1 7/8 × 16 in. (21.6 × 4.8 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Donna L. and Robert H. Jackson
Object number2002.18
Status
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- On View
- African & Oceanic
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20th century
1875–80
mid-20th century
20th century
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late 19th–early 20th century
late 19th–early 20th century
late 19th–early 20th century
late 19th–early 20th century
late 19th–early 20th century
late 19th–early 20th century
ca. 10th century