Subject: ناصر nāṣir 'helper' cavalry
Culture: Sudanese
Setting: Mahdist states, 1880s-1910s
Object: dagger
National Museum of Ireland -- Decorative Arts and History > Soldiers and Chiefs: The Irish at War at Home and Abroad since 1550 *
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Royal Armouries Museum > Oriental Gallery *
"Arm knife (loi-bo) African, Somali, late 19th century
The loop on the scabbard fits round the arm for carrying.
These knives are also called 'robe knives', as they are covered by the sleeve of the robe." ...
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