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:
Throwing Knife / Sickle Weapon
Object Name:
Knife, Throwing
Other Name:
Sickle Weapon
Place of Origin:
Kuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 30"
W = 9"
D = 1—3/4"

This knife was an accessory of a titleholder's costume and carried in his belt. It was a symbol of authority and not used as a weapon.

Notes on Appraisal: Field Museum of Chicago
Soko, Republic of the Congo

Mongelima, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sickle Weapon — C. 1900
Description:
Large boomerang—shaped iron blade with a heavy dagger—shaped end. Wooden handle wrapped in copper wire, crescent—shaped sharp object near the handle on the blade. Bird—like at end of blade with hole for eye.
Collection:
Finley Collection
Material:
Wood W/Copper, Iron and Pewter
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Metal Working / Carving
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2014.1.111
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