Ceremonial Sword / Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Ashanti
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.88
- Title
- Ceremonial Sword
- Artist Nationality
- Ghanaian
- Medium and Support
- metal blade with wood pomel overlaid with brass and wrought iron shaft
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Object Creation Place
- Africa (continent)
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
- Dimensions
- 140 cm x 40.5 cm x 22 cm (55 1/8 in. x 15 15/16 in. x 8 11/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Metalwork
- Primary Object Type
- sword
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonial weapons
- descriptors
- edged weapons
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1158 x 2862
- File Size
- 441 KB
- Record
- 1998/1.88
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1998-sl-1.88/1998_1_88.jpg
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"Ceremonial Sword; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Ashanti." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1998-sl-1.88/1998_1_88.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 09, 2024.
