Sword? Dancing wand, bronze. Handle has two figures, back to back, at each end. Blade decorated with guilloche patter. Said to be carried by virgins in dances.
[Book] Ben-Amos, Paula G. 1995. The Art of Benin. 1-128.|[Catalogue, Exhibition] Curnow, Kathy. 2016. Iyare! Splendor and Tension In Benin's Palace Theatre.