Knife

CultureZande

Date19th century

MediumWood and iron

DimensionsOverall: 17 × 9 3/4 × 1 1/2 inches (43.18 × 24.77 × 3.81 cm)

Credit LineGift of Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg Jr.

Object number2013.42.11

On View

Not on view

Collections

African Art

Terms

DescriptionIron knife in abstract form with a dark patina wood handle, mounted upside down on baseProvenance

Provenance

Probably Alain Guisson (1951-2019), Brussels, Belgium, by 1998 [1];

Probably purchased from Guisson by Marc Leo Félix, Brussels, Belgium, stock no. FX 980073, 1998-June 25, 1999;

Purchased from Félix by Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr., Mission Hills, KS, June 25, 1999-2013;

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2013.

NOTES:

[1] According to dealer Marc Leo Félix, in email correspondence with MacKenzie Mallon, Specialist, Provenance, February 13, 2023, NAMA curatorial files.

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