A bone to pick
 

Here is one I don't know much about. The seller thought it was Persian. A friend and fellow collector thought North African, which seems right to me. It is 14.5" overall with a 9" blade. I believe it is camel bone decorated with brass and two other materials I have not yet identified. I believe the red decoration is the same as is used in much of North Africa. Does anyone know what it or the black decoration is? I don't think either is paint as my fingernail has no effect on it. Thanks for any help!

Harry

Hi Harry,

Yes it's a Moroccan souvenir, around 1940-50ties.
May be later

Best,
Kubur

Thanks Kubur. It is a nasty piece of business. I never would have guessed it was a souvenir. Any idea what the red stones are? Thanks again!

Harry

If they are truly stones i would think they are carnelians.

The color is more like coral, if it is a natural material.

I agree about this being Moroccan. The "stones" could also be colored bone......

Carnelians
 

I am not sure what these are. I don't think they are Carnelians. I have a large mid-20th Jordanian dagger with three Carnelians and these are something different. I think they are a stone of some type. One if missing in the back which shows how they were set. They remind me of the red stones you see in those Algerian daggers/swords with the dramatically curved blades.