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Double-bladed ceremonial sword (ngulu)

mid 20th century
Object PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Medium/Techniquewood and metal
DimensionsHeight x width: 48 x 18 in. (121.92 x 45.72 cm)
Credit LineGift of Geneviève McMillan in memory of Reba Stewart
Accession number2009.2544
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceGeneviève McMillan (b. 1922 - d. 2008), Cambridge, MA; 2008, to the Geneviève McMillan and Reba Stewart Foundation, Cambridge; 2009, gift of the Geneviève McMillan and Reba Stewart Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 17, 2009)
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