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Old 16th June 2014, 04:07 PM   #1
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A colleague from another forum found this picture of Dahomean amazons: notice the handle of an identical form under the belt of the woman on the right.
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Old 17th June 2014, 09:25 AM   #2
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Well that puts me off going to the party....

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Yes, I know this one: same swords on the left hip.
I knew of the bronze art of Benin, but this is the first time I see such an organized Damascus pattern on the African sword.

I did find the Buttin's example, and understand why he and Oldman never even thought of Africa as a source.



Any other examples?
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