Curved steel ceremonial sword with wooden handle decorated with gold leaf

Made:
1880-1925 in Africa
maker:
Ashanti people
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Curved steel ceremonial sword with wooden handle decorated with
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Curved steel ceremonial sword with wooden handle decorated with
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Curved steel ceremonial sword with wooden handle decorated with
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Curved steel ceremonial sword with wooden handle decorated with
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Curved steel ceremonial sword with wooden handle decorated with
Science Museum Group Collection
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Curved steel ceremonial sword with wooden handle decorated with gold leaf, Ashanti, West African, 1880-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A180122
Materials:
steel, gold, leaf and handle, wood
type:
ceremonial sword
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)