African ceremonial swords of the Asante people, having a curved iron blade, broad at the point but gradually tapering towards the hilt which is wooden, sometimes encased in gold and consisting of two spheres at either end of a cylinder, worn or carried by Asante kings and major chiefs or their representatives.
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13yrs ago
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