Blade

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Title	Blade
Artist	Artist Unknown (Fon)
Date	19th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Arms and Armor | Metal, wood, leather

Size:

25 3/4 x 4 x 1 3/4 in. (65.41 x 10.16 x 4.45 cm)

Creation Place:

Africa, Benin, West Africa region

Culture:

Fon, Africa, Benin, West Africa region

Style:

19th century

Physical Description:

incised decoration on blade including animal with four spots at top of one side and lizard at top of other side, leather wrapped around handle

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of the Ullrich Collection

Accession Number:

97.167.39

Artist:

Role:

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009