CultureAkan peoples
Titles
- Executioner's Knife with Sheath
Date1800–1900
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumGold, iron, leather
Dimensions12 3/4 × 1 1/4 × 7/8 in. (32.4 × 3.2 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2005.468.A,.B
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
Exposé
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
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1900–1950
Leather, gourd, iron, wood, gold leaf, cast gold, and repoussé sheet gold
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