Iron Knife with Bird Shaped Blade (Osele)

Object/Artifact

anonymous...

Name/Title

Iron Knife with Bird Shaped Blade (Osele)

Entry/Object ID

2024.137.14

Category

African Art

Acquisition

Accession

2024.137

Source or Donor

Richard Ulevitch

Susan Ulevitch

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Crocker Art Museum, gift of Susan and Richard Ulevitch

Source (if not Accessioned)

Richard Ulevitch

Susan Ulevitch

Notes

Crocker Art Museum, gift of Susan and Richard Ulevitch

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown maker

Date made

n.d.

Time Period

19th Century, 20th Century

Place

nation

Gabon

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

nation

Gabon

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Kota people

Notes

Kota people, Gabon (late 19th–early 20th century)

Dimensions

Height

11-1/4 in

Width

11-1/2 in

Depth

1-1/4 in

Height

12 in

Width

4 in

Depth

4 in

Material

Iron and wood, Iron, Wood

Location

Category

Display

Category

Storage

Category

Temporary

Category

Storage

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Website Medium

Label

Iron and wood

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Adjustments for display on website: Changed "Unknown artist" to "Unknown maker", added n.d., changed time periods to "19th century" and "20th century", and adjusted ethnography notes for proper formatting on site. [IR 02/03/2026]