Dagger South Sudan

[Pertinax]

Won at auction. I assume the dagger is from South Sudan, D.R. Congo, possibly Kreish / Zande.

Any opinions? I would appreciate any information.

Respectfully,
Yuri

[Tim Simmons]

Possibly Zande. Here are similar blade forms and scabbard.

https://southernsudan.prm.ox.ac.uk/culturalgroup/Zande/index.html

[Sajen]

Hi Juri,

I also would vote for Zande!

Best regards,
Detlef

[Araña_del_Sol]

Very nice! I agree that it is Kreish/Zande, however, the scabbard reminds me more of a Hausa scabbard

For comparison: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=8253&highlight=Hausa+dagger

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[Sajen]

Very nice! I agree that it is Kreish/Zande, however, the scabbard reminds me more of a Hausa scabbard

For comparison: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=8253&highlight=Hausa+dagger

- ADS

Yes, you could be correct, Hausa would be another possibility.
Attached are two pictures from a Zande dagger I had once.

[Pertinax]

Thanks for the comments.

This dagger shows influences from Hausa, Zande and Kreish.
These daggers were widely used by numerous African cultures, and I believe attributing them to any one culture can be problematic.

Respectfully,
Yuri

[Marc M.]

Mandara region?

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A similar Kirdi dagger from the Mayo-Sava department of the Far North of Cameroon from my collection, approximately the second half of the 20th century.

[Pertinax]

I received the dagger and compared it with Kirdi's dagger.

Judge for yourself.