West African dagger

Martin Lubojacky · 5th June 2023, 06:25 PM

Hi, Just for fun I am attaching a picture of a dagger I bought cca in 2009 in a small town, or rather village Rhumsiki in the Mandara mountains in northern Cameroon. I believe the dagger was newly made at that time. The similar shape of the blade (to Yvain dagger)and the decoration on the scabbard shows how different ethnic groups or individual knife makers interact and intermingle. Rhumsiki is supposed to be inhabited by the Kapsiki ethnic group, but that certainly does not mean that it was made by a blacksmith from the Kapsiki tribe. I'm sure many ethnic groups meet there...
Unfortunately I don't have the dagger with me, so I'm attaching an old group photo where I circled it.

5th June 2023, 06:25 PM	#1
Martin Lubojacky Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 843	Hi, Just for fun I am attaching a picture of a dagger I bought cca in 2009 in a small town, or rather village Rhumsiki in the Mandara mountains in northern Cameroon. I believe the dagger was newly made at that time. The similar shape of the blade (to Yvain dagger)and the decoration on the scabbard shows how different ethnic groups or individual knife makers interact and intermingle. Rhumsiki is supposed to be inhabited by the Kapsiki ethnic group, but that certainly does not mean that it was made by a blacksmith from the Kapsiki tribe. I'm sure many ethnic groups meet there... Unfortunately I don't have the dagger with me, so I'm attaching an old group photo where I circled it. Attached Images