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3rd October 2006, 05:42 PM
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Ivory hilted Congo Dagger?
Hi All
This just arrived today. The blade is 10" long with an old ivory hilt. I am thinking that it may be Azande? Lew |
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4th October 2006, 09:17 PM
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Nice knife, Lew. I think you're right with Azande.
Here is my Azande knife. I think the handle once had some kind of wrapping, but that's gone now. The blade is about 20 cm long and 5 cm wide near the handle. And it's really sharp ! 
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7th October 2006, 11:29 PM
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Hope this is a better pic of the dagger. Lew |
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7th October 2006, 11:42 PM
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Hi Lew,
indeed Zandé. Fits right in with your collection of Soudan daggers you just drifted a little to the south straight into Northern Congo.  Nice dagger !1900-1920 Danny |
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8th October 2006, 10:20 AM
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Very nice Lew!!!! But i still think that isn't Zande
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12th October 2006, 05:37 PM
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Here is a ivory work, from my father's collection.
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12th October 2006, 05:40 PM
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12th October 2006, 05:52 PM
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That is very nice but what does this piece have to do with an African dagger from the Congo  Lew |
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13th October 2006, 03:00 AM
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It has something to do with the "old ivory hilt". Both show how the old ivory looks. Usually there are tiny crackles on old ivory. 
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