A Hausa arm dagger, 19c ? with a vintage leather 'cover'

katana · 28th March 2007, 07:07 PM

Bought this very cheaply .....a nice old Hausa dagger, spatula ended with nice brass work. What is unusual is the 'vintage' sheath/cover...it is well made and has 'mimicked' the embossed design of the original broken/damaged sheath.
But whether this knife was treasured by the tribal owner/family and had the sheath made to protect the original remaining sheath/knife is unknown

. If it was....it makes you wonder why it was preserved in its present state

Tim Simmons · 29th March 2007, 07:31 AM

Hard to tell. Just goes to show traditional crafts can be. The difference between art and craft? craft is repetitive?

28th March 2007, 07:07 PM	#1
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	A Hausa arm dagger, 19c ? with a vintage leather 'cover' Bought this very cheaply .....a nice old Hausa dagger, spatula ended with nice brass work. What is unusual is the 'vintage' sheath/cover...it is well made and has 'mimicked' the embossed design of the original broken/damaged sheath. But whether this knife was treasured by the tribal owner/family and had the sheath made to protect the original remaining sheath/knife is unknown . If it was....it makes you wonder why it was preserved in its present state Attached Images

29th March 2007, 07:31 AM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,755	Hard to tell. Just goes to show traditional crafts can be. The difference between art and craft? craft is repetitive?