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Furnishings and Equipment (Hierarchy Name) > Weapons and Ammunition > weapons > ceremonial weapons > ceremonial swords > bearing swords
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African bearing swords with long iron blades, symbolizing the power of the rulers of Benín; one has traditionally been carried on public occasions by a swordbearer accompanying the oba, or king, and sometimes other certain designated chiefs. Historically they were also used as executioner's swords.