Sword

CultureAkan peoples, Asante subgroup

MediumWood and metal

DimensionsOverall: 40 × 4 1/2 × 3 1/4 inches (101.6 × 11.43 × 8.26 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Tranin Family from the collection of Donald H. Tranin

Object number2013.47.3

On View

Not on view

Collections

African Art

Terms

Provenance

Mama Adamou, Lome, Togo;

Purchased from Mama Adamou by Charles Jones African Art, Wilmington, NC, by March 2004 [1];

Purchased from Charles Jones African Art by Donald (1927-2007) and Sally (1930-2017) Tranin, Kansas City, MO, March 10, 2004;

By descent to their son, Ed Tranin, Leawood, KS, and their daughter, Laura Tranin, Seattle, WA, by 2013;

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2013.

NOTES:

[1] According to Charles Jones, in email correspondence with MacKenzie Mallon, Specialist, Provenance, September 23, 2022, NAMA curatorial files.

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