unusual african dagger covered in cowrie shells

[Peter B.]

Originally Posted by Ian

Peter, posting a picture of your knife would be helpful. Ian

Hello Ian, here is a picture of my knife. It looks almost the same.
I have already seen several of these knives, always with a blade made of flat steel and without a cutting edge.
To me it looks like tourist copies from the same workshop or at least from a very limited area.
But I have no idea where exactly. The cowrie shells at least indicate that it is close to the sea, but I don't know how far they are traded inland.