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Title |
Circumcision Knife |
Date |
19th-20th century |
Medium |
Wood, metal, iron, pigment |
Dimensions |
H-10.25 W-5.75 D-3 inches |
Accession Number |
96.47 |
Department |
AFRICAN |
Description |
Carved wooden circumcision knife in the form of a kneeling male figure with hands clasped near the abdomen and a blade at bottom end. 19th-20th century Yoruba circumsion knife from Nigeria, Africa See 96.48. |
Credit line |
Mr. and Mrs. Sol Levitt |
Search Terms |
19th Century 20th Century African Carving Circumcision Knife Figural Iron Kneeling Figure Metal Nigeria Painting Pigment Sculpture Wooden Yoruba Peoples |