Subject: شيخ sheikh tribal chief
Culture: Arabian Bedouin
Setting: desert raiding, Arab revolt, Arabia early 20thc
Object: giddamiyah, جنبية janbīyah, خنجر khanjar dagger
George W.Bush Presidential Library & Museum *
"Dagger, Saudi Arabia Dagger with gold sheath and hilt, adorned with diamonds.
Presented by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia during a visit to Prairie Chapel Ranch."
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