Beja Dagger

  • Beja Dagger

  • Beja Dagger

  • Beja Dagger

  • Beja Dagger

  • Beja Dagger

  • Beja Dagger

  • Beja Dagger

  • Beja Dagger

  • Beja Dagger

  • Beja Dagger

Beja Dagger
Beja
Anglo -Egyptian Sudan (Sudan) - Italian Eritrea (Eritrea)
Second quarter 20th century (ca. 1925 - 1945)
African blackwood, silver alloy, steel, leather
Blade: 19cm
Hilt & Blade: 29,2cm
Hilt, Blade, Sheath: 30,5cm
Collection Date: 2016
Collection Number: 37

Ex. Lew Waldman Collection: Fayetteville, New York, USA (2016)

The traditional dagger of the Beja People, along with the Hadendoa, Beni-Amir, and other numerous subtribes coming from the Sudan and Eritrea region. This example is the curved blade variation complete with its sheath. The steel curved blade is double- edged with a medial ridge. There are engraved motifs at halfway the length of the balde. Ricasso with engraved linear decoration on both sides.

African blackwood "X" fluted hilt with wrapped silver wire on the central grip and eight silver alloy buttons adorning the front side. Tooled red leather sheath with silver alloy throat and chape fittings. A complete example from the second quarter of the 20th century. Almost certainly from Eastern Sudan.

Photo 10: Beja Warrior