Arm Dagger
Nuba
Nuba Hills, Kordofan, Anglo- Egyptian Sudan (Nuba Hills, South Kordofan, Sudan)
Mid- 20th century
Steel, wood, brass, leather, reptile skin
Blade: 18,1cm
Hilt & Blade: 29,8cm
Hilt, Blade, Sheath: 31,8cm
Collection Date: 2019
Collection Number: 49

Ex. UK Art Market (2019)

A Sudanese arm dagger of the Nuba people from the Nuba Hills Region of South Kordofan, dating to around the mid- 20th century. The straight steel blade is double- edged with a medial ridge separated by two central fullers and beveled edges. The hilt carved from a dark hardwood with long flared ends. Domed brass pommel cap on the base. Sheath of embossed leather covered in monitor skin and leather bound toom. A very good Nuba arm dagger.

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[2] https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Af1936-0715-31-a?_gl=1%2a1logvs9%2a_up%2aMQ..%2a_ga%2aMTQyNTI4OTA5OC4xNzEyNDQ0MDAw%2a_ga_08TLB9R8X1%2aMTcxMjQ0Mzk5OS4xLjAuMTcxMjQ0Mzk5OS4wLjAuMA..

[3] https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Af1939-30-31-a?_gl=1%2a1y9dufn%2a_up%2aMQ..%2a_ga%2aMTQyNTI4OTA5OC4xNzEyNDQ0MDAw%2a_ga_08TLB9R8X1%2aMTcxMjQ0Mzk5OS4xLjAuMTcxMjQ0Mzk5OS4wLjAuMA..

[4] https://africanarms.com/gallery.html?4-nuba-kordofan-kadugli-46-cm-knife-44-5-cm

[5] https://galleryrider.com/index.php/tribal-art/archive/symmetrical-blades/arm-dagger-and-tweezers-sheath-fur-nuba-bedja-barabra-hadendoa-sudan

[6] https://vikingsword.com/lew/w1145/w1145.html