Koummya

Koummya
Information
Weapon type:	dagger
Designations:	Koummya, Khoumija, Koumaya
Use:	Weapon, professional weapon
Distribution:	North africa
Overall length:	about 40 cm
Blade length:	about 25 cm
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The Koummya , (also Khoumija or Koumaya ; Arabic كمية, DMG kummiyya ) is a North African dagger . It is mainly used in the Sous region and in the Atlas Mountains in southern Morocco .

description

The Koummya has a double-edged, slightly curved blade . The cutting edge on the inwardly curved blade side begins after a short ricasso . The cutting edge on the outwardly curved blade side is shorter and begins about halfway through it. Many of the blades are of European origin. The pommel has the characteristic shape of a peacock's tail . The scabbard has protrusions on both sides with attachment options for the thin hanging strap.

As in many other areas of the Arab world , the dagger is part of the traditional male costume. The Koummya is carried on the hanging strap , which runs like a bandolier from the shoulder diagonally over the upper body, on the left hip.

The shape of the Koummya resembles a boar tooth and is supposed to protect against the evil eye .

It is possible that there is a relationship to the Italian ear dagger from the late Middle Ages , as there are certain similarities in the pommel. In contrast, the Genoui dagger, which is also found in Morocco, has a straight blade.

literature

Christopher Spring: African arms and armor. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993, ISBN 978-1-56098-317-0

Web links

Commons : Koummya - collection of images, videos and audio files

Pitt Rivers Museum : Koummya ( accessed December 20, 2014)

Lee A. Jones: Koummya: Moroccan Daggers at http://www.vikingsword.com/ , April 21, 2001 (accessed December 20, 2014)

Several versions with short descriptions at Oriental-Arms (English, accessed on December 20, 2014)

Individual evidence

↑ Spring: African arms and armor. 1993, pp. 24-26
↑ Pitt Rivers Museum: Koummya
↑ Jones: Koummya: Moroccan Daggers at http://www.vikingsword.com/
↑ Spring: African arms and armor. 1993, pp. 24-26
↑ Pitt Rivers Museum: Koummya
↑ Spring: African arms and armor. 1993, pp. 24-26
↑ Pitt Rivers Museum: Koummya
↑ Spring: African arms and armor. 1993, pp. 24-26

[1] Spring: African arms and armor. 1993, pp. 24-26

[2] Pitt Rivers Museum: Koummya

[3] Jones: Koummya: Moroccan Daggers at http://www.vikingsword.com/

[4] Spring: African arms and armor. 1993, pp. 24-26

[5] Pitt Rivers Museum: Koummya

[6] Spring: African arms and armor. 1993, pp. 24-26

[7] Pitt Rivers Museum: Koummya

[8] Spring: African arms and armor. 1993, pp. 24-26