knife, Somali, knife
Accession Number
NAM.1961-11-79-2
Description
Somali knife and sheath, 1915 (c). Associated with Mohammed Bin Abdullah Hassan or 'Mad Mullah'. Broad, flat, leaf shaped blade, with slight central ridge. Dark brown wooden hilt with brass elements, including ornate pommel with three projections Believed to have been taken from Wasengali irregular, who was killed in the Mad Mullah Operation, Berbera.
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