Sword
84-17-3
From: West Africa | Gabon
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 84-17-3 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | West Africa | Gabon |
| Date Made | 19th Century |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Metal | Wood |
| Technique | Carved |
| Description | Long blade with curved end; wooden handle with two metal rings and metal sheet around end near blade. Hilt flares out to a triangular shape. Nine rings carved in wood; hole cut through base of handle. |
| Length | 69 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dr. William H. Miller, 1984 |
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