Manding dagger/short-sword?

Iain · 20th December 2011, 10:13 PM

Hi Lew,

No worries, I was just unsure if I'd missed something and the Dan people were also in Senegal.

Nice selection of daggers (yours?), I've heard of these coming from Senegal before as well, often attributed to Tuaregs. I've never been sure of the real age and story behind these though and what the real ethnic attribution is. Wildly different than the normal teleks and arm daggers though!

I certainly agree the brass work shares some similarities with the piece under discussion.

Iain

20th December 2011, 10:13 PM	#13
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,719	Hi Lew, No worries, I was just unsure if I'd missed something and the Dan people were also in Senegal. Nice selection of daggers (yours?), I've heard of these coming from Senegal before as well, often attributed to Tuaregs. I've never been sure of the real age and story behind these though and what the real ethnic attribution is. Wildly different than the normal teleks and arm daggers though! I certainly agree the brass work shares some similarities with the piece under discussion. Iain