Sword Ornament in the Form of a Crocodile
Akan
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Caption
Akan. Sword Ornament in the Form of a Crocodile, late 19th or early 20th century. Copper alloy, 5 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (14 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.164. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Culture
Title
Sword Ornament in the Form of a Crocodile
Date
late 19th or early 20th century
Geography
Place made: Ghana
Medium
Copper alloy
Classification
Dimensions
5 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (14 x 6.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number
86.224.164
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