Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Bronze North African dagger...tourist or real?

katana · 12th February 2007, 02:17 PM

Found this on eBay....described as a Morrocan bronze dagger, I could not find info on bronze weapons in and around Africa. Looks to be a vintage piece and seems fairly well made. Is this just tourist.....or something alittle better

The sheath seems to have a Western Africa 'look'
With the many tribal traditions surrounding the touching of steel/iron ..I wondered whether this could be ceremonial?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...5177&rd=1&rd=1

12th February 2007, 02:17 PM	#1
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Bronze North African dagger...tourist or real? Found this on eBay....described as a Morrocan bronze dagger, I could not find info on bronze weapons in and around Africa. Looks to be a vintage piece and seems fairly well made. Is this just tourist.....or something alittle better The sheath seems to have a Western Africa 'look' With the many tribal traditions surrounding the touching of steel/iron ..I wondered whether this could be ceremonial? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...5177&rd=1&rd=1 Attached Images Last edited by katana; 12th February 2007 at 04:55 PM.