Knife with cresent shaped iron blade and cast bronze coil handle, pommel of closed or raised fist, a gesture associated with the Oba (King) of Benin: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin
WEST AFRICA. SOUTHERN NIGERIA. BENIN. ARMS AND ARMOUR. KNIFE of iron, lunate edge, handle of bronze, representing a closed hand and spiral coil: S. Nigeria, Midwestern State, Southern Nigeria.