Tuareg Knife
Tuareg Knife
Kel Ifoghas Confederation (?) / Tuareg
Adrar des Ifoghas - Gao - Timbuktu, French Sudan - Mali
Last half of the 20th century
Steel, brass, polymer, leather
Blade: 15,6cm
Hilt & Blade: 27cm
Hilt, Blade, Sheath: 28,9cm
Collection Date: 2016
Collection Number: 23
Ex. French Art Market (2016)
A Tuareg knife from Mali, located around the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains and likely sold out of the larger cities of Gao and Timbuktu by Tuareg craftsmen. The straight single- edged blade has a false edge for the last half of the blade's length. A thin groove extends to the sharp point. Engraved with a maker's stamp on each side near the base. Brass guard and bulbed pommel. Polymer hilt with linear cuts. Tooled red leather sheath with brass bands and an engraved chape having the traditional dyed green leather accent. Leather belt loop attached. A typical Tuareg craftsmanship belt knife from Mali.
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