Knife

c. 1900 Overall: 57.2 cm (22 1/2 in.); Blade: 41.4 cm (16 5/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.743

This beautifully wrought knife served as a symbol of political authority among the Ngala. Quite literally it signified the power of life and death for its form was derived from that of an executioner's knife.

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