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Old 14th May 2021, 10:50 PM   #3
Jim McDougall
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Originally Posted by kahnjar1 View Post
I would call this a GILE and likely from Ethiopia region. Very nice piece IMHO.
Stu

Im with you Stu, the 'gile' has such a distinct blade shape, and these are used by the Afar people and associated tribes. The Afar region (depression) is in NE Ethiopia near Eritrea and these tribes extends into there as well as Somalia.
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