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- Artist
- Unknown (Nigerian, Yorùbá People)
- Title
- Beaded Royal Ceremonial Knife
- Date
- early 20th century
- Medium
- Beads, cotton thread, cotton fabric, and brass
- Dimensions
- 21 5/16 x 3 x 2 1/4 in. Overall
- Credit
- Gift of Drs. James and Gladys Witt Strain
- Accession No.
- 1992.78
- Classification
- Beadwork
- Geography
- Nigeria
Related
5 May 1992, gifted by Drs. James and Gladys Strain (Riverdale, NY) to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]
- Strung, Woven, Knitted & Sewn: Beadwork from Europe, Africa, Asia and Americas: Milwaukee Art Museum, 11/21/1997–1/18/1998
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