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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