Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Description

λ A small group of Jambiyas, comprising: a Marsh Arab example, horn hilt carved with an arched terminal and a narrow grip interrupted by band of spiral fluting; two from the Arabian peninsular, one having a horn hilt and the other an aluminium one; and two Moroccan examples (koummya), each with a scabbard; together with a short sword with a flamboyant bifurcated blade of 15.5 in., etched with Arabic script, bone hilt with spiked horn pommel; and smaller knife of similar type but with a simple curved blade. [7]