WEST AFRICA. BENIN. ARMS AND ARMOUR. "EBEN" CEREMONIAL SWORD of wrought iron, with thin leaf-shaped blade pierced with holes and twisted loop handle. Benin City, Midwestern State, West Africa. S. Worden note, 23 February 2010: Southern Nigeria, Edo State, Benin City. Curator note, July 2011: Ceremonial sword or eben of wrought iron with thin leaf-shaped blade pierced with holes and twisted loop handle: Africa, West Africa, Southern Nigeria, Edo State, Benin City.