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Araña_del_Sol · 28th June 2025, 10:57 PM

I cannot say whether or not your knife is a tourist/souvenir item but it does have similar motifs and stylistic elements as the flyssa of the Kabyle people in
Algeria. In a previous thread on this forum a similar knife was referred to as a "wedding nimcha" or "wedding flyssa" (second reference link below) which might suggest a ceremonial/status function for such knives.

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http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=flyssa
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=flyssa

28th June 2025, 10:57 PM	#2
Araña_del_Sol Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 58	I cannot say whether or not your knife is a tourist/souvenir item but it does have similar motifs and stylistic elements as the flyssa of the Kabyle people in Algeria. In a previous thread on this forum a similar knife was referred to as a "wedding nimcha" or "wedding flyssa" (second reference link below) which might suggest a ceremonial/status function for such knives. - ADS http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=flyssa http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=flyssa