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Ashanti Ceremonial Sword

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Asante (Ashanti) artist, Ceremonial sword: Asante (Ashanti) artist Ceremonial sword Ghana, early 20th centurysteel, carved wood, gilt ostrich leather 28 h × 5 w × 3.25 d in (71 × 13 × 8 cm) This wor

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Ashanti Ceremonial Short Sword w/ Carved Hilt: West Africa, Ghana Region, Ashanti 1880-1925. Ashanti tribal knife or short sword with geometric carved dumbbell grip, blade double edged steel with slight taper upward heavily covered in bands of geo

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Akrafena Or Ceremonial Sword, Ashanti People: Akrafena Or Ceremonial Sword, Ashanti People, Ghana, West Africa, 20th C. Forged iron with gilt wood handle. Size: 26"H x 3"W (8 x 66 cm).PLEASE NOTE: All auction items are located in CHICAGO for prev

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A massive Ivory-topped hilt of a ceremonial sword called Danganan Maranao: A massive Ivory-topped hilt of a ceremonial sword called Danganan Maranao Late 19th -early 20th century Ivory, Silver gilt rings with filigree mounted on hardwood hiltCustom base in Kamagong by Edwin

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GREEN JADE HILT & GILT BRONZE STEEL CEREMONIAL SWORD: Dimensions: (cm): Length: 93 Width: 6.5 Depth: 2 Weight (gram): 1660 A Chinese Qing Dynasty Period Green Jade Hilt Ceremonial Sword. This sword has a long rectangle conical to taper end, slight curved

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JADE HILT GILT BRONZE PEACH BARK CEREMONIAL SWORD: Measurements: Length: 94 cm, Width: 11 cm, Weight: 1700cm Chinese Qing Jade Hilt Gilt Bronze Peach Bark Ceremonial Sword. (PLEASE NOTE: This Sword Cannot Be Shipped To Mainland China).

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QING DAOGUANG GILT BRONZE CEREMONIAL SWORD: Dimensions: Weight: 980g, Length: 89 cm Chinese Qing Dynasty Daoguang Gilt Bronze Ceremonial Sword. This bronze sword has a long rectangle conical to taper end, slight curved body, and handle made fro

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An Edo Ceremonial Sword, "eben": Zeremonialschwert, "eben" Edo, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Bronze, Knochen, Leder. H 98 cm. Provenienz: Denise David (1928-2011), Zürich. Prächtiges Zeremonialschwert dessen Blatt mit markanten g

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George H. Braughn Ceremonial Sword: Ceremonial dress sword. Marked for George H. Braughn. New York, U.S. 19th century. Condition: Excellent original condition. L 38-1/2". Copy and paste link for high-res images: https://www.dropbox.com/

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A Kuba Ceremonial Sword, "ilwoon": Zeremonialschwert "ilwoon" Kuba, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen, Kupfer, Muschel. L 66 cm. Provenienz: - René Withofs (1919-1997), Brüssel. - Sotheby's London, 30.05.1960. - Peter S

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A Kru Ceremonial Sword: Zeremonial-Schwert Kru, Grebo, Dan, Ngere, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire Ohne Sockel / without base Eisen, Holz. L 62 cm. Provenienz: Helmut (1931-2021) und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Zeremonia

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A Mbuun Ceremonial Sword: Zeremonial-Schwert Mbuun, Pende, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Eisen, Holz, Kupfer, Polsternägel. H 73 cm. Provenienz: Helmut (1931-2021) und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Zeremonialwaffen

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Chinese ceremonial sword with jade blade: Chinese ceremonial sword with jade blade, People Republic Era or later (mid-late 20th c.), China, light celadon green blade decorated with carved floral scrolls, mounted to hardstone hilt with foo lio

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A Lia Ceremonial Sword: Zeremonial-Schwert Lia / Sengele / Ntomba, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen, Kupfer. L 56 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Zeremonialwaffen zeichnen sich durch sorgf

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A Ngombe Ceremonial Sword, "mopamba": Kurzschwert, "mopamba" Ngombe, Doko, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen, Kupfer. H 84 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Zeremonialwaffen zeichnen sich durch sorgfältig

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A Yoruba Ceremonial Sword: Zeremonialschwert Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Bronze. L 57,5 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. CHF 100 / 200 EUR 86 / 172

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19th century A.D. An akrafena ceremonial sword comprising: a wooden hilt with sheet-gold surface, two drum-shaped lobes with projecting lugs flanking a facetted grip; iron blade with hooked tip, thickened back with undulating edge above, corrugated lower section, cutting edge to the inner face; three pairs of circular piercings. For a discussion of the symbolic role of the sword in Ashanti society, see Ampene, K. and Kwadwo Nyantakyi, N. Engaging Modernity: Asante in the Twenty-First Century, Michigan, 2016, Maize Books. 424 grams, 60 cm (23 5/8 in."). Nicolas Landau (1887-1979). Kugel Gallery, Paris, 2006. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate no.11264-189567. [No Reserve]