MSSU African Art Exibit : The MSSU African Art collection features a variety of authentic works of art from various tribes located throughout Central Africa. The objects in the collection range from mundane day to day grooming tools to ritualistic masks and statues.
Title:
Yaka Sword / Knife, W/Scabbard
Object Name:
Knife, W/Scabbard
Other Name:
Sword / Knife, W/Scabbard
Place of Origin:
Yaka, Republic of Congo, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 24"
W = 7—1/2"
D = 1—1/4"

Today, the 300,000 Yaka people live along the Wamba River. They migrated from Angola during the 16th century and settled under the control of the Congo kingdom.

Barquart, P. 184. The Tribal Arts of Africa.

Some research needed.
Description:
Knife with wooden skin—covered handle, with a conical finial. Skin—covered scabbard, with lightly embossed birds and knives on flat circular end.
Collection:
Finley Collection
Material:
Wood W/Metal and Skin
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Carving / Skin and Metal Working
Owned:
Art Department, MSSU
Accession#:
2014.1.116
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