Sword of Royal Authority (mebele a lulendo)
Unidentified Kongo maker
19th century or earlier
Iron, wood, and ivory
Overall: 30 3/8 × 6 7/16 × 1 3/16 in. (77.1 × 16.3 × 3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Hood Museum of Art Acquisitions Fund
997.20.30355
Geography
Place Made: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, Africa
Period
19th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Course History
COLT 73.4, Violence, Ayo Coly, Winter 2015
THEA 23, AAAS 54, Topics in African Theater and Performance, Laura Edmondson, Winter 2015
Exhibition History
African Art: A Teaching Exhibition, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Anthropology 44, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 31-December 6, 1998.
The Art of Weapons: Selections from the African Collection, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, April 26, 2014 -March 13, 2016.
Publication History
Ugochukwu C. Nzewi, The Art of Weapons, Hanover, New Hampshire: Trustees of Dartmouth College, 2014, checklist no. 26; ill. fig. 2, p. 3
Provenance
Jacques Hautelet (1931-2014), La Jolla, California; sold to present collection, 1997.
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