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Hi,
I recently acquired this dagger that is giving me Northern Nigeria/Cameroon Mandara mountains vibes but I'm not entirely certain. If anyone can provide a more definitive ID that would be appreciated. Thanks in advance for any insights. - ADS |
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it looks like you have an Hausa dagger, it may be an early 20th century piece or later, very difficult to date such things.
they come from a number of countries where the Hausa culture has spread see a similar piece http://www.vikingsword.com/lew/w0048/w0048.html Last edited by milandro; 26th January 2024 at 03:17 PM. |
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Hello ADS,
You are correct IMHO, it's a Mandara dagger, see the attached picture taken from this link: https://african-weapons.com/gallery?...-cameroon-32cm It's for sure not Hausa, sorry Milandro. ![]() Regards, Detlef |
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Detlef and AdS,
Two very similar knives. Double-edged blade, central rib, and the presence of a waist. Same style of hilt. Looks like a strong ID. Thanks Detlef. |
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Hi,
I bought cca in 2009 in a small town Rhumsiki in the Mandara mountains in northern Cameroon very simmilar knife (not only central rib, but also the lower part of the sheath). http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...=Mandara+knife |
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Thank you but the thank has to go to our member Wodimi, he is the owner of a great research site: https://african-weapons.com/gallery?...word-and-knife I only have seen that the Hausa attribution was not correct and have searched a little bit on his site and found that the Mandara attribution seems to be correct. Regards, Detlef |
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