Ceremonial sword

Description

Ceremonial sword (eben) of wrought iron with thin leaf-shaped blade pierced with holes and twisted loop handle: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin

Museum reference

A.1900.141

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Ceremonial sword

Production information

Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, Western Africa

Style / Culture

Benin

Materials

Wrought iron

Associations

British Punitive Expedition to Benin City, 1897

Exhibitions

• Window on the World (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

Links to other web pages

Digital Benin

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 0 »
window on the world