Ceremony
Knife
AF2112
From: Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF2112 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Edo (Africa) |
| Provenience | Nigeria | Benin Kingdom |
| Date Made | 18th century CE |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Copper Alloy | Brass |
| Technique | Lost Wax Casting |
| Iconography | Human Hand |
| Description | Bill-hook shaped yam knife. Handle terminating in clenched fist with upraised thumb. as human hand forming a fist with up-turned thumb extended out. |
| Length | 31 cm |
| Width | 10 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
| Other Number | 25777 - Dealer's Number |
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