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Loan Object
Ceremonial Blade
18th–19th century
Iron and brass
47 1/4 × 13 9/16 × 3 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 75 1/2 in. (120 × 34.5 × 9.5 × 9.5 × 191.75 cm)
Promised gift of Dwight B. and Anna Cooper Heath
ILE2009.6.4
Geography:
Made in Ghana
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
Asante
Period:
18th–19th century
Classification:
Arms and Armor
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
