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VANDOO · 9th December 2010, 10:23 PM

I SUSPECT THE HANDLE MAY BE YORUBA WORK. THE BENIN EMPIRE WAS NOTED FOR ITS CASTING AND A BENIN RULER WHO WAS DRIVEN OUT BECAME THE RULER OF THE YORUBA AND THEY ALSO DO GOOD BRASS AND BRONZE CASTING. SEARCH BENIN EMPIRE ( 1440 TO 1897) (LOCATED IN AREA OF TODAYS NIGERIA) NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE CURRENT AFRICAN COUNTRY CALLED BENIN.
A VERY ATTRACTIVE ITEM AND PROBABLY BELONGED TO SOMEONE OF HIGH RANK ESPECIALLY IF IT IS GOLD PLATED.

9th December 2010, 10:23 PM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I SUSPECT THE HANDLE MAY BE YORUBA WORK. THE BENIN EMPIRE WAS NOTED FOR ITS CASTING AND A BENIN RULER WHO WAS DRIVEN OUT BECAME THE RULER OF THE YORUBA AND THEY ALSO DO GOOD BRASS AND BRONZE CASTING. SEARCH BENIN EMPIRE ( 1440 TO 1897) (LOCATED IN AREA OF TODAYS NIGERIA) NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE CURRENT AFRICAN COUNTRY CALLED BENIN. A VERY ATTRACTIVE ITEM AND PROBABLY BELONGED TO SOMEONE OF HIGH RANK ESPECIALLY IF IT IS GOLD PLATED.