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title: Akrafena with Shark-Skin Scabbard
author: British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13571/akrafena-with-shark-skin-scabbard/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Akrafena with Shark-Skin Scabbard

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## Image File

[![Akrafena with Shark-Skin Scabbard](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13571.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13571.jpg)

## Image Caption

An Akfrefena, a type of Ashanti state sword, with a sharkskin and antelope hide scabbard. Steel blade, with wooden handle, decorated with [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) leaf. [Ghana](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Ghana/). 19th Century CE. 70 cm (27.4 in) x 7.5 cm (2.9 in). (Courtesy of the British Museum)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, B. (2021, March 06). Akrafena with Shark-Skin Scabbard. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13571/akrafena-with-shark-skin-scabbard/>
### Chicago
Museum, British. "Akrafena with Shark-Skin Scabbard." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 06, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13571/akrafena-with-shark-skin-scabbard/>.
### MLA
Museum, British. "Akrafena with Shark-Skin Scabbard." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Mar 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13571/akrafena-with-shark-skin-scabbard/>.

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