Ritual or Throwing Knife

African

  • Titles Ritual or Throwing Knife (Descriptive)
  • Medium iron and leather
  • Dimensions 20 3/8 x 8 1/4 x 1 in. (51.8 x 21 x 2.5 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mortimer B. and Sue Fuller, 2006.245
  • Work Type knife
  • Classification Weapons and Ammunition

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Nesting Baskets, Lobi people, Côte d'Ivoire, African, fiber, leather, string, metal, wood
Dark brownish-black vessel has round bottom and narrower neck with parallel raised bands; body has incised horizontal abstract design.
Blackish-brown glossy vessel has round bottom and slopes inward toward mouth in rounded tiers. Body has incised bands, some filled with herringbone pattern, concentric arcs, and sections of parallel vertical lines.
Round, brownish vessel with four knob handles has large spout opening at top, and numerous spout openings around shoulder; appliqued snake figure winds around openings, and red pigment is applied to spouts and snake.