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Kpinga throwing knife

Artist Unknown artist(s)

Daten.d.

MediumIron

DimensionsOverall: 16 1/16 x 15 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (40.8 x 38.4 x 6.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Allen and Barbara Davis

Object number2023.23

Collections

African

ClassificationsDecorative Arts

Object NameArmament

DepartmentPermanent Collection

CultureAzande people

NationalityCongolese, South Sudanese, or Central African

GeographyAfrica

On View

On view

Century

Twentieth

Exhibition HistoryInaugural installation: African Gallery (210), Palmer Museum of Art, June 1, 2024 – present; African Brilliance: A Diplomat's Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, February 8 – May 24, 2020 (closed March 17, 2020 due to the pandemic).ProvenanceCollection of Allen and Barbara Davis, c. 1995 via Gallery Affrica; Marc Felix, c. 1980 via Volta Place Gallery; Belgian colonial family, unknown date of acquisitionPublished ReferencesDewey, William J., "Catalogue 56: Throwing Knife (Kpinga), Azande People, Democratic Republic of the Congo” African Brilliance: A Diplomat’s Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, 2020, https://exhibitions.psu.edu/s/african-brilliance/page/catalogue-56.