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Prestige Blade (Osélé Onzil)

Unattributed · Early 20th century

Provenance

Ownership history

  1. Private collection, USA; sold to Ethan W. Rider, Oakland, CA, 2024; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2026.

Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.

Literature

Published references

  • Jan Elsen and Luc Lefebvre, Osélé Onzil: Bird-Head Knives from West-Central Africa (Brussels, Belgium: Vasco & Co. / Emilia da Paz, 2024), plate 2.12.
  • Ethan Rider, 100 African Blades, vol. 3 (forthcoming in 2026).

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