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Knife case, from Zaire, Kong-Portuguese, 16th-18th century (ivory)

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DTR335974
Image title
Knife case, from Zaire, Kong-Portuguese, 16th-18th century (ivory)
Artist
African School / African
Location
Detroit Institute of Arts, USA
Medium
ivory
Dimensions
25.4x10.8x11.1 cms
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possibly commissioned to present as a gift to European nobility; depicts four European men, two holding daggers and two clasping their hands in prayer;

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Photo: © Detroit Institute of Arts / Bridgeman Images
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City of Detroit Purchase
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decoration / carving / ornate / container / interlaced design / kongo
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Largest available format 1554 × 2570 px 2 MB
Dimension [pixels] Dimension in 300dpi [mm] File size [MB]
Large 1554 × 2570 px 132 × 218 mm 2.0 MB
Medium 619 × 1024 px 52 × 87 mm 472 KB

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