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
type:
ceremonial sword
credit:
Sothebys