ASANTE (ASHANTI) KNIFE 3, GHANA

Photographs © Tim Hamill

ASANTE (ASHANTI), CEREMONIAL KNIFE 3, 18", $175, iron and wood, SOLD

Asante ceremonial objects, like their stools, indicate status, power and succession of chiefs and kings. Held or displayed in public rituals and appearances they functioned as royal sceptres, symbolic swords and knives.

Note the large crack in the handle.

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