Hi Colin,
Thank you so much for posting this! That's very similar motif in many ways. It looks like I may have been looking the wrong direction for a source for this sword. I guess the far reaches of Niger and Tuareg territory are getting pretty close to Darfur.
I have very few details on how far takouba extended into Chad, but I always thought it was kaskara territory.
I guess the motif on the dish shown could be a more universal design (the four petal motif I recognize from Nigerian items as well), but in combination with the zigzag it seems a pretty compelling lead with regards to the takouba pommel.
Best,
Iain
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