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Ceremonial Blade

19th to mid-20th century

Iron

38 × 7 × 8 in. (96.52 × 17.78 × 20.32 cm)
Promised gift of Dwight B. and Anna Cooper Heath
ILE2009.6.93
Geography: 
Nigeria
Status: 
By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Culture: 
Edo, Benin Kingdom
Period: 
19th–20th century
Classification: 
Sculpture
Provenance: 

Dwight B. and Anna Cooper Heath

This work appears on our "Antiquities and Archaeological Material with Provenance Documentation Gaps" page.
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