Sword

Sword

Public Domain

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Sword
Date1895–1905
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood, gold leaf, iron
Dimensions27 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 3 inches (69.9 × 7.9 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1364
Not on view

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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.

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Sword
Sword
1895–1905
Iron, gold leaf and wood
97.1373
Sword
Sword
1900–1950
Iron, gold leaf and wood.
97.1377
Sword
Sword
1900–1950
Iron, gold leaf and wood.
97.1380
Sword
Sword
1900–1950
gold leaf, wood, iron
97.1371
Sword
Sword
1900–1950
Iron, gold leaf and wood.
97.1381
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Sword
1930–1950
Iron, wood, and gold leaf
97.1378
Sword
Sword
1935–1945
Iron, gold leaf and wood
97.1383
Sword
Sword
1900–1925
Iron, gold leaf and wood.
97.1379
Sword with Three Blades
Sword with Three Blades
1930–1950
Iron, wood, gold leaf
97.1362
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
Sword with Sheath
1800–1900
gold leaf, wood, iron and rayskin
97.1367.A,.B
Sword with sheath
Sword with sheath
1900–1950
gold leaf, wood, iron and leather.
97.1372.A,.B
Sword
Sword
1900–1925
Iron, wood, and gold leaf
97.1503