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Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde
I dont know anything about these knives, but I found one in the reprint of Oldman's catalogue pp. 108 and 109. He writes that it is from Monbuttu or Monbutta, but he does not give any age or size.
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Jens,
Thank you for answering. Actually I don't know anything about them either except they are odd looking and look very much like the axe/knives in Egyptian hieroglyphics and others. It always amazes me that these native peoples so far from Egypt, seem to have brought old styles probably from their origins as Nilotic tribes.
The Oldman catalog is a wonderful reference, and a look into how exciting collecting must have been back in those old days.
All the best
Jim