Shula
Shula
Possibly Meknés, Northern Morocco, Kingdom of Morocco
Berber
Late 19th - Early 20th century (ca. 1900)
Steel, horn, brass, textile
Blade: 29,2cm
Hilt & Blade: 43,8cm
Hilt, Blade, Sheath: 43,8cm
Collection Date: 2022
Collection Number: 276
Ex. Harry Wagner Collection: Columbus, Ohio, USA (2022)
Berber knife called a Shula from the Northern Morocco Region. It is composed of a single- edged upcurving steel blade with engraved decorations inside the single fuller that follows its spine. Horn scale hilt with linear and geometric designs bound in inlaid braided brass wire. Brass over wood sheath with small brocade lanyard. Good quality knife for this type. Most are attributed to Meknés.
Claude, Eric. “The Small Catalog of Moroccan and Algerian Edged Weapons”. 2020. Page 100
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