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Place of Origin: African
Moroccan Brass Decorative Collector Dagger
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Moroccan brass dagger, mixed metal, copper, nickel and enamel.
Moroccan Hand carved Khoumiya dagger, of typical shape with curved bla...
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Late 20th Century Folk Art African Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Metal, Brass
Three African Topoke Sword Currency On Custom Stands
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Three African iron currency blades or swords currency from the Topoke peoples from the Democratic Republic of Congo which are nicely presented up...
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique African Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Iron
Kuba Currency Spear, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
While shield and spear were central to African combat, this example by the Kuba People of Central Africa was most likely made to serve as a piece of trade currency. Many pre-coloniza...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Iron
19th Century African Shona Dagger
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th Century dagger from the Shona people of Zimbabwe. It features beautiful carvings, a rich aged patina and a handmade steeped blade.
Category
1890s Antique African Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Metal
African Tribal Weapon in Animal Skin Holder
Located in Miami, FL
African ceremonial sword from the democratic Republic of Congo, circa 1920s. Iron and wood, in a case made of cloth and animal skin.
This status symbol tribal sword...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Metal
African Currency Sword on a Contemporary Stand, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
African currency sword that was used in the Congo for important transactions such as dowry or land purchases. The patina and sculptural shape give the f...
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique African Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Iron
1980s Arabic Style Dagger Made with Hard Stones
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Arabic style Dagger made with hard stones.
Category
Late 20th Century African Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Marble
Haussa People, Nigeria, Dagger with Organic Handle
Located in Leuven , BE
Beautifully crafted dager from Nigeria (Haussa People) with an organic handle.
Hausa people are frond in northwestern Nigeria and adjacent southern Ni...
Category
20th Century African Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Metal
Selection of Authentic Kongo Knives
Located in Leuven , BE
The knives were handmade with heavily decorated Forged Iron blades with embellished wooden handles. They would use brass or leather wrappings and tacks that turned their weapons into...
Category
1930s Vintage African Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Metal
Moroccan Dagger Brass and Silver Decorative Collector Khoumya
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Handcrafted Moroccan dagger brass and silvered adorned with mixed metal, copper, nickel.
Moroccan Hand carved Khoumiya dagger, of typical shape...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art African Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Metal, Brass
African Moroccan Tribal Tuareg Khoumya Leather Dagger
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Moroccan Tuareg tribal Khoumya arm dagger in dark brown leather sheath.
Handcrafted by Artisans in south Morocco, very fine quality craftsmanship with a stamped leather engraved with Moroccan Tuareg geometric tribal designs.
The arm dagger was a weapon widely used by people across Africa in the Sahara and Sudanic Africa, from the central Sahara to North Cameroon, from Nigeria to Somalia.
It was worn in a sheath attached to the inner side of the left forearm by a loop,
Metal steel blade shows some rust, leather in very good condition.
Size: 13 inches length x widest part 1.5 inches. Blade is 1inch.
Africa, Morocco circa 1940s.
Great Islamic antique Nomadic Tuareg knife dagger...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art African Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Metal
Kenyan African Turkana Leather and Iron Fighting Shield Regency Hardwood Base
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original handmade Kenyan Turkana leather and iron bound fighting shield which has been expertly mounted to a Gillows quality hardwood a...
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1880s Tribal Antique African Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Iron
Moroccan Tribal Khoumya Dagger
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Tribal Khoumya Daggers.
Handcrafted by Artisans in Morocco, very fine quality craftsmanship with a wooden grip engraved with Moroccan silver and chiselled in scrolling Moorish foliage.
Handcrafted Moroccan brass dagger...
Category
20th Century Moorish African Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Shi People, DRC, Ceremonial Sword
Located in Leuven , BE
The Shi are an ethnic group located in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, (Zaire), mainly located in the South Kivu province. This old sword...
Category
Early 20th Century African Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Steel
Moroccan Berber Khoumya Dagger
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Berber Tribal Khoumya Dagger.
Handcrafted by Artisans in Morocco, very fine quality craftsmanship with a wooden grip engraved with Moroccan silver and chiselled in geometric Moorish designs.
Handcrafted decorative Moroccan brass dagger...
Category
20th Century Folk Art African Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Metal
Moroccan Tribal Sterling Silver Khoumya Dagger
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan sterling silver dagger with filigree designs handcrafted by artisans in Morocco, very fine quality craftsmanship with a bone grip engraved with Moroccan silver and chiseled ...
Category
Early 20th Century Moorish African Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Decorative Moroccan Arabian Jambiya
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique decorative Moroccan Arabian khoumaya or Jambiya, which is the name in Arabic
Ornate with brass and silvered steel hammered element and wood handle.
The decorative dagger is v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Islamic African Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Moroccan Tribal Powder Flasks
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan tribal powder flasks.
19th century studded powder flasks in three different finely engraved designs.
Collector powder flasks in large carved wo...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique African Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Brass
Nigerian Mofu Patterned Metal Shield, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The Mofu tribe of Nigeria was particularly famed for their metal shields. Expertly forged, the defenses provided by metal far outstripped the wood and ree...
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Mid-19th Century Tribal Antique African Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Metal
Cult Saber, Yoruba Symbol, circa 1860, Nigeria
Located in Paris, FR
Cult saber, Yoruba symbol
circa 1860
Nigeria
Wrought iron with delicate sculptures
A similar sword is in a French Museum in Paris, Musée du Quai Branly
It's a donation fro...
Category
19th Century Primitive Antique African Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Silver
19th Century African Zulu War Club "Knobkerrie" Killing Stick
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century Zulu war club known as a Knobkerrie made from the wood of a root ball or wad and carried by Zulu warriors in South Africa. Made from the har...
Category
19th Century Antique African Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Masai Shield, Kenya/Tanzania
Located in Schagen, NL
Masai Shield hand painted with pigments on (Cow)hide. This stunning elliptical graphic shield was probably owned by a warrior herder as younger warriors w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art African Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Wood, Hide
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African Fulani Currency Bracelet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
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