AFRICA - SABERS
AFRICA - SABERS MANDINGA CULTURE Sword and its embossed leather scabbard with leather tassels and pompons. Length with sheath: 67 cm. Crease in the leather sheath. SUDAN Two swords with handles ending in a guard, and sheaths with polychrome embossed leather handles ending in fish-tail shapes. Length with sheath: 89 and 78 cm. Wear and damage to the sheath; pitted blades. ETHIOPIA, AFAR Sabre with a curved blade and a leather scabbard with a strap, adorned with cowrie shells and beads. Damage and missing parts. 68 cm. Signs of wear and damage. NAMIBIA, OVANMO NDORO Hunting knife with an engraved wooden handle and sheath. Length: 32 cm. Signs of wear and damage.
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AFRICA - SABERS MANDINGA CULTURE Sword and its embossed leather scabbard with leather tassels and pompons. Length with sheath: 67 cm. Crease in the leather sheath. SUDAN Two swords with handles ending in a guard, and sheaths with polychrome embossed leather handles ending in fish-tail shapes. Length with sheath: 89 and 78 cm. Wear and damage to the sheath; pitted blades. ETHIOPIA, AFAR Sabre with a curved blade and a leather scabbard with a strap, adorned with cowrie shells and beads. Damage and missing parts. 68 cm. Signs of wear and damage. NAMIBIA, OVANMO NDORO Hunting knife with an engraved wooden handle and sheath. Length: 32 cm. Signs of wear and damage.