THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MOROCCAN AND A ZANZIBARI NIMCHA.

TVV · 13th September 2016, 09:17 PM

Ibrahim, I personally am not so sure about the connection between the prongs on Hadramaut saifs and Somalian billaos. The three pronged billaos appear to be later, from the first half of the 20th century when Somalia was an Italian colony. The older, ivory hilted billaos I have only seen with one prong. Do you have a picture of a 3-pronged, older billao?

Teodor

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13th September 2016, 09:17 PM	#19
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,660	Ibrahim, I personally am not so sure about the connection between the prongs on Hadramaut saifs and Somalian billaos. The three pronged billaos appear to be later, from the first half of the 20th century when Somalia was an Italian colony. The older, ivory hilted billaos I have only seen with one prong. Do you have a picture of a 3-pronged, older billao? Teodor