Unusual African short sword / knife

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Originally Posted by fennec

Also the three fuller are often on touareg takuba, if is a reused Sword as mentioned, it can explain why they are not centered. Is it one edged or both sides are sharpened ?
For the handle, Ive rarely seen zoomorphic handles on touareg art, more like geometric forms.

There’s a few inches sharpened along the back edge near the tip