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Pertinax 8th March 2025 09:33 PM
Dagger South Sudan
 
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Won at auction. I assume the dagger is from South Sudan, D.R. Congo, possibly Kreish / Zande.

Any opinions? I would appreciate any information.

Respectfully,
Yuri

Tim Simmons 9th March 2025 08:39 AM
Possibly Zande. Here are similar blade forms and scabbard.

https://southernsudan.prm.ox.ac.uk/c...nde/index.html

Sajen 9th March 2025 09:34 AM
Hi Juri,

I also would vote for Zande!

Best regards,
Detlef

Araņa_del_Sol 9th March 2025 03:28 PM
Very nice! I agree that it is Kreish/Zande, however, the scabbard reminds me more of a Hausa scabbard

For comparison: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=Hausa+dagger

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Sajen 9th March 2025 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Araņa_del_Sol (Post 296421)
Very nice! I agree that it is Kreish/Zande, however, the scabbard reminds me more of a Hausa scabbard

For comparison: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=Hausa+dagger

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Yes, you could be correct, Hausa would be another possibility.
Attached are two pictures from a Zande dagger I had once.

Pertinax 9th March 2025 05:53 PM
Thanks for the comments.

This dagger shows influences from Hausa, Zande and Kreish.
These daggers were widely used by numerous African cultures, and I believe attributing them to any one culture can be problematic.

Respectfully,
Yuri

Marc M. 10th March 2025 02:44 PM
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Mandara region?

Pertinax 10th March 2025 04:13 PM
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A similar Kirdi dagger from the Mayo-Sava department of the Far North of Cameroon from my collection, approximately the second half of the 20th century.


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