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>>1854 Kabyle imseble
>>>saber
Subjectimseble tribal chief
Culture: Kabyle Berber
Setting: French wars, Kabylia/western Algeria mid/late 19thc
Objectflyssa saber











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​* Royal Armouries Museum > Oriental Gallery
"Sword (flyssa)
Moroccan, Kabyle 19th century
The Kabyle Berbers are the nomadic inhabitants of the semi-desert of southern Algeria and Morocco.  The flyssa, with its long-pointed, single edged blade and stylised camel-headed hilt, is their characteristic weapon."