AFRICA, Sahara, Hausa, 20th century, steel dagger, blade with etched

AFRICA, Sahara, Hausa, 20th century, steel dagger, blade with etched lines, leather handle and scabbard, (350mm long); another, thin blade, leather handle and scabbard with embossed design, (370mm long); Benin, Dahomey, early 20th century, ceremonial gubasa, iron blade, stained wooden handle, (390mm long); Sudan, Hadendoa, late 19th century, steel dagger, of curved form, timber handle of double crescent shape, leather scabbard with embossing, (330mm); Somali, Billao, 19th century, steel dagger, carved horn handle, (340mm long); two smaller daggers, possibly Tuareg, engraved blades, embossed leather scabbards and handles, (320mm long) (2). Very fine. (7)

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