Beja dagger
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The Beja dagger is a dagger of the North African Bedscha people, especially the Hadendoa and Beni-Amer subgroups . The dagger is also used by the neighboring Tigre .
The handle is designed in an expansive X-shape and is made of wood or horn. It is often decorated with silver wire and silver plates. The blade is made of steel and usually has a central ridge. There are different shapes of blades, often they are curved, sometimes the point forms a hook. The dagger is usually carried in a small scabbard on a wide belt .
In addition to the broadsword Kaskara , the dagger is the second weapon and traditionally belongs to the local male costume .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christopher Spring : African arms and armor. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993, ISBN 978-1-56098-317-0 , p. 104
- ↑ Manfred A. Zirngibl , Alexander Kubetz: panga na visu. Handguns, forged cult objects and shields from Africa. HePeLo-Verlag, Riedlhütte 2009, ISBN 978-3-9811254-2-9 . Pp. 244–245 Fig. 585–587, p. 319
Web links
- Beja daggers at Oriental Arms: [1]