Sword Sheath Finial
date
about 1950-1975
creation place
Africa, Nigeria
medium & support
Leather with attached beads
measurements
10 in. (25.4 cm)
credit line
Gift of David T. Owsley
accession number
1991.068.061
keywords
ancestral power, divine power, nobility, ritual object, ritual objects, royalty
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