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I was in Oxford today visiting the Pitt Rivers museum { lots of pics to show} and came across this piece. In amonst several of the usual Asian knives and daggers, choora and the like. Labeled eastern dagger? Now with the scabbard, I think it is very clearly a prestige African item. I am certain of a West African origin perhaps even as north as Guinea. The scabbard fits snuggly under the guard. It was not got for pennies but kinda groovy?
![]() Total length in scabbard 44cm, naked 43cm, blade 31cm. Last edited by Tim Simmons; 4th August 2010 at 08:53 PM. Reason: SPELLING |
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