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Prestige Scepter Inspired by a Throwing Knife

Prestige Scepter Inspired by a Throwing Knife

20th century
Object PlaceNigeria
Medium/TechniqueForged iron
DimensionsOverall: 92.1 cm (36 1/4 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Accession number2008.1635
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMetalwork
Provenance2000, acquired in New York by anonymous donors; 2008, anonymous year-end gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 21, 2009)
Throwing knife
Throwing knife
20th century
Throwing knife
Throwing knife
20th century
Throwing knife (kpinga)
Throwing knife (kpinga)
Ceremonial staff
Ceremonial staff
20th century
Ceremonial staff
Ceremonial staff
20th century
Throwing knife (bwambwa)
Throwing knife (bwambwa)
20th century
Loop dagger
Loop dagger
20th century
Parade sword (byongi)
Parade sword (byongi)
Artist Unidentified
mid 20th century
Ceremonial axe
Ceremonial axe
early to mid-20th century
Ceremonial implement
Ceremonial implement
early to mid-20th century
Articulated model of a dragon
Articulated model of a dragon
Takaishi Shigeyoshi
second half of the 19th century
Image Not Available for Altar (asen)
Altar (asen)
Artist Unidentified
mid-19th to early 20th century