Loan Object
Public domain

Ceremonial Blade

18th–19th century

Iron and brass

47 1/4 x 13 9/16 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 75 1/2 in. (120 x 34.5 x 9.5 x 9.5 x 191.75 cm)
Promised gift of Dwight B. and Anna Cooper Heath
ILE2009.6.4
Culture: 
Asante
Period: 
18th–19th century
Classification: 
Arms and Armor
Geography: 
Made in Ghana
Status: 
Not on view
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