A Fine Azande Arm Dagger

  • Fine Azande Arm Dagger

  • Fine Azande Arm Dagger

  • Fine Azande Arm Dagger

  • Fine Azande Arm Dagger

  • Fine Azande Arm Dagger

  • Fine Azande Arm Dagger

Fine Azande Arm Dagger
Equatoria, Anglo- Egyptian Sudan (South Sudan)
Early 20th century (ca. 1920 - 1930)
Steel, elephant ivory, crocodile skin, leather
Blade: 14cm
Hilt & Blade: 22,9cm
Hilt, Blade, Sheath: 24,8cm
Collection Date: 2023
Collection Number: 344



Ex. Auctions Imperial: Chatsworth, California, USA (2023)



Smaller arm dagger of fine quality from the Northwest Azande of the Southern Sudan / CAR / Congo Region. This dagger is grouped here due to its similarities to Sudanese arm daggers rather than the more southern form. It has a double-edged steel blade with a central rib tapering to a point. The hilt is finely carved from elephant ivory engraved with black circle-dot motifs and linear designs. The pommel is disc-shaped with a brass coin. The sheath is crocodile skin with detailed red tooled leather work and a connecting leather arm loop. Fine craftsmanship example.