Taureg Arm Dagger / Telek Dagger
- Attributed to the Nupe Tribe
- Beaten brass scabbard with arm ring
- Dagger handle is of the cruciform style hilt
- The design evokes the "Agadez Cross" which is an old symbol in the Tuareg culture (possibly pre Islamic)
- 13 3/4" overall steel blade length
- 18 7/8" overall length
- Decorative embossed floral and geometric designs on a stippled background on knife handle and scabbard
- Circa 1900
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