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Shi-Havu Dagger For Comment
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I just picked this dagger up today seems early 20th century to me 1920-30? let me know what you think?
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Hi Lew, I know not what it is or the age, though I posted a blade of similar style.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6201 regards Gav |
Gav
I think yours is from Zimbabwe while mine is Rwandan I will do some checking and get back to you on which tribe yours comes from. I found this on the internet. Zimbabwe Tribes: Shona approximately 75% and Ndebele approximately 18%. Lew |
Very nice, you pipped on this one. Early part of the 20th cent? probably.
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Here is a good pic of an older larger example for comparison.
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Lew might this last piece be from a different area and tribal people? There does seem to be a growing body of knifes/swords all with very similar design influences from this rather amorphous region of Central East Africa. I love that weapon.
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Sure to be from Rwanda....the catalogue of the Kigali Museum "Regards sur le Rwanda" 2003, page 109, illustrates this type of knife. (sorry I havn't got a scanning facility fixed up yet). |
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