Arm dagger · Sahara / Sahel, Touareg · ID: 3039948
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Description
iron, a straight, simple blade with cross-shaped handle, complete with polychrome leather sheath decorated with punched ornaments and metal sheet applications, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion and abrasion;
Tuareg arm daggers differ from the other in its size (greater length). The Tuareg also carry their arm dagger in a different manner: rather than on the upper arm, with the point toward the elbow, they carry it on the wrist, with the point toward the elbow.
Littérature comparée
Tirri, Anthony C., Islamic and Native Weapons of Colonial Africa 1800 - 1960, Indiana 2007, p. 637