Unusual arm dagger, from where?

Sajen · 30th January 2013, 09:33 PM

Have received the dagger, it has a steel pommel so Lew is correct. it is rather small and the arm loop just will fit at a child arm so I think it's made for a young boy. Here some fast taken pictures after cleaning.

Iain · 30th January 2013, 11:34 PM

Nice piece, while it conforms to the Tebu style I would just note that in the 20th century this has become a very general Sahel style and can be observed outside the Tebu people group.

Sajen · 31st January 2013, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Iain

Nice piece, while it conforms to the Tebu style I would just note that in the 20th century this has become a very general Sahel style and can be observed outside the Tebu people group.

Ian, thank you very much for this very interesting information.

Regards,

Detlef

30th January 2013, 09:33 PM	#1
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,493	Have received the dagger, it has a steel pommel so Lew is correct. it is rather small and the arm loop just will fit at a child arm so I think it's made for a young boy. Here some fast taken pictures after cleaning. Attached Images

30th January 2013, 11:34 PM	#2
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,719	Nice piece, while it conforms to the Tebu style I would just note that in the 20th century this has become a very general Sahel style and can be observed outside the Tebu people group.