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2nd March 2023, 01:19 AM | #1 |
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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. |
2nd March 2023, 01:27 PM | #2 |
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Looks as if it is trying to copy a bayonet.
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3rd March 2023, 02:13 AM | #4 |
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I wonder if the blade has come from a locally made machete as I have seen blades of similar length and form with the three crude fullers sold new with scales made from salvaged tire rubber riveted on in West Africa.
I have an example - not immediately at hand - of such a blade with an extender forte section mounted properly as a takouba. |
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3rd March 2023, 02:09 PM | #6 |
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Yes, except yours is nicer than those I was thinking of. It is easy to see how the original poster's blade could, with some reshaping, have come from such a machete. I believe the original poster's item is a genuine ethnographic artifact, made for local use rather than merely trade with the traveler. I will endeavor to present a few photos within a few days.
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4th March 2023, 04:34 PM | #7 |
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Not exactly as I remembered and I am still looking for the takouba using such a blade for the far end.
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22nd February 2024, 11:49 AM | #8 |
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The three fullers are typical of trade blades and machetes of varied types, some with a curve, some almost straight.... as used here in my recent purchase Mandingo sword.
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