Iron sword

Made:
1880-1920

Iron sacrificial sword, large loop handle flat blade, spatulate-like perforated, comes with wooden replica, Benin, West Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A160858
Materials:
iron and wood
Measurements:
length 925 mm
blade: width 130 mm
handle: diameter 210 mm
blade: thickness 3 mm
type:
ceremonial sword
credit:
Sothebys

Parts

Wooden replica of sacrificial sword, blade only broken along edges, production as top card

Wooden replica of sacrificial sword

Wooden replica of sacrificial sword, blade only broken along edges, production as top card

Measurements:
length 555 mm
width 143 mm
thickness 6 mm
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A160858 Pt1
type:
ceremonial sword

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