Ceremonial Sword, 20th century

  • Baule, African

Wood, iron, and gold leaf

  • 30 x 4 /12 x 3 in.

Gift in honor of Dr. E. Bryce Alpern and Harriet Alpern, by their children

2011.53

Purcahsed from (Judith Weston African Art, Detroit, Michigan)

Dwight and Abbey Alpern (Maryland, USA)

2011-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Quarcoopome, Nii. “Akan Leadership and Status Objects.” Bulletin of the DIA 91, 1/4 (2017): pp. 48-49 (fig. 2.32).

Baule, African, Ceremonial Sword, 20th century, wood, iron, and gold leaf. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift in honor of Dr. E. Bryce Alpern and Harriet Alpern, by their children, 2011.53.