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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Ceremonial Sword (afenatene)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Ceremonial Sword (afenatene)

Maker Akan Artist
Date19th-20th century
Made/manufacturedGhana, Africa
MediumWood, iron, traces of gold leaf
Dimensions44 1/2 × 11 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (113 × 29.2 × 29.2 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Drs. John and Nicole Dintenfass
Object number2016.86.2
Collections
DescriptionSword with double-lobed handle of incised wood with traces of gold leaf, bronze serpent forming the shaft, terminating in three cut-out curved blades.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
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Akan Artist
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Akan Artist
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Edo Artist
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Fon Artist
20th century
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Maya, Mexico, Northern Lowlands, Yucatan
800-1000
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late 19th-early 20th century
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Senufo Artist
20th century
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Olmec, Mexico
1000-300 BCE
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Unknown Chinese Artist
Tang Dynasty (618-906), 7th-9th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
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Unknown
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
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