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Udàmalóre (ceremonial sword)

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Udàmalóre (ceremonial sword)

Ijebu-Yoruba artist

Date: 17th–18th century
Type: Sword
Medium: Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay
Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Culture: Yoruba
Institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object number: 1991.17.122
Credit: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1991

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