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Old 12th June 2018, 11:25 PM   #8
Sajen
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Originally Posted by TVV
To sum it up, Zirngibl thought these may be from Mali/Tuareg areas, while in previous forum discussions the conclusion was that these are most likely from Senegal.
Yes, you're correct, Zirngibl show it with other Tuareg daggers and described a very similar piece as Tuareg. But it seems most likely that this daggers are found in Senegal but we haven't a clear proof for this.

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Originally Posted by TVV
Unfortunately West African knives and daggers have not been studied well and as a result there are a lot of contradicting attributions, such as in this case.
Yes, agree with you!

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Detlef
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