West African dagger

Araña_del_Sol · 31st May 2023, 01:28 AM

Hi,

These types of daggers are usually attributed to the Hausa people (Nigeria, Niger, Chad, etc.) but could also conceivably have been used by the Fulbe due to their close association with the Hausa, at least in Nigeria. The Bamum people interacted with the Fulbe in the 19th and 20th centuries so the transfer of these daggers to them also makes sense. In short, the attributions the seller made for this dagger are possible but these daggers are usually referred to as being of the Hausa.

Examples:
http://www.vikingsword.com/lew/w0048/w0048.html
https://ertribal.com/index.php/triba...-dagger-sheath

- ADS

31st May 2023, 01:28 AM	#1
Araña_del_Sol Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 39	Hi, These types of daggers are usually attributed to the Hausa people (Nigeria, Niger, Chad, etc.) but could also conceivably have been used by the Fulbe due to their close association with the Hausa, at least in Nigeria. The Bamum people interacted with the Fulbe in the 19th and 20th centuries so the transfer of these daggers to them also makes sense. In short, the attributions the seller made for this dagger are possible but these daggers are usually referred to as being of the Hausa. Examples: http://www.vikingsword.com/lew/w0048/w0048.html https://ertribal.com/index.php/triba...-dagger-sheath - ADS