Knife W/Scabbard : 2014.1.126

Title:

Chief's Knife

Object Name:

Knife W/Scabbard

Other Name:

Knife, Chief's

Place of Origin:

Dogon, Mali, Africa

Provenance:

Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 12"
W = 1—1/2"
D = 1"

The 250,000 Dogon people live on a plateau, with most of the villages situated on cliffs to the north and the east. According to Dogon oral tradition, the tribe settled in this area between the 14th and 15th centuries, after escaping from the Mande kingdom.

Bacquart, P. 60

Description:

Probably Chief's knife with seated buff—colored female figure form handle. Leaf—shaped blade, leather quiver of modern manufacture.

Collection:

Finley Collection

Material:

Wood W/Metal and Leather

Used:

Ritually Used

Technique:

Carving / Metal Working / Leather

Owned:

Art Department, MSSU