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Akan Hand & Sword Shrine Object

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Description

An unusual carved wooden hand holding a sword blade , perhaps used on a shrine as a divination type object. Ashanti or Fanti / Akan peoples, Ghana, Africa. * There are old museum inventory numbers painted on the back. The hand with sword measures 9 inches tall ( 11 inches tall on its custom display stand) Provenance: A Private New Jersey collection.

Condition

Good, weathered

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Akan Hand & Sword Shrine Object

Name: Akan Hand & Sword Shrine Object
SKU: 135001417
Price: 280 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $200 - $300

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