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Furnishings and Equipment (Hierarchy Name) > Weapons and Ammunition > weapons > ceremonial weapons > ceremonial swords

Descripción

African ceremonial swords of the Asante people, having a curved iron blade, broad at the point but gradually tapering towards the woden hilt which is sometimes encased in gold and consisting of two spheres at either end of a cylinder, worn or carried by Asante kings and major chiefs or their representatives.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300262987

Otros términos

  • akofena [en]
  • akofena [ak]