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Sword with Curved Blade and Scabbard

Arts of Africa

CULTURE Manding
MEDIUM Iron, leather, rope
  • Place Made: Guinea
  • DATES 19th century
    DIMENSIONS sword: 2 x 31 in. (5.1 x 78.7 cm) scabbard: 26 1/4 x 4 in. (66.7 x 10.2 cm)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
    ACCESSION NUMBER X956.11a-b
    CREDIT LINE Brooklyn Museum Collection
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
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