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Ceremonial Sword and Sheath. Overall view of sword in sheath. Nigeria, Court of Benin; Edo peoples. 1856-1897. Iron, ivory, silk, wool, cotton, yarn, leather, metal tacks, staples. As Assembled: 53 x 21 x 4 1/4 in. (134.6 x 53.3 x 10.8 cm) Sword: 32 x 5 3/4 x 1 in. (81.3 x 14.6 x 2.5 cm) Sheath: 24 1/8 x 7 3/8 x 1 1/2 in. (61.3 x 18.7 x 3.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Rogers Fund and Frederick R. Mebel, Fred and Rita Richman, and Noah-Sadie K. Wachtel Foundation Inc. Gifts, 1994 (1994.329a, b)
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art/New York, NY/USA
Unique Identifier
ART406939
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Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3529px × 6450px
Photo Credit
Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY
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19th century CE
Benin Culture
Ceremonial
Cotton
Edo Culture, Nigeria
Iron
Ivory
Leather
Silk
Sword
Wool