Ivory hilted Congo Dagger?

[Lew]

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

[Freddy]

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 !

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/keris_hanuman/Afbeelding1813.jpg

[Lew]

Flavio

Hope this is a better pic of the dagger.

Lew

[Mapico1]

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

[Flavio]

Very nice Lew!!!! But i still think that isn't Zande :D

[athena]

Here is a ivory work, from my father's collection. :)

[athena]

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[Lew]

Athena

That is very nice but what does this piece have to do with an African dagger from the Congo :confused:

Lew

[athena]

Athena

That is very nice but what does this piece have to do with an African dagger from the Congo :confused:

Lew

Lew,

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.

;)