Antique Kenyan Turkana "Ararait" Wrist Knife + Axe Head Framed Art or would make nice affordable

or would make nice affordable additions to a Mesoamerican display

can signify a person's social status

About the Tribe - Dogon are an ethnic group from Mali's central plateau region that extends into Burkina Faso

The plate is a robust 12" in diameter

Renowned for his military prowess and political reforms

Antique Kenyan Turkana "Ararait" Wrist Knife + Axe Head Framed Art or would make nice affordableThis is an antique (c. Late 1850s 1920s) African Turkana wrought iron wrist knife (Ararait) worn primarily by men of the Turkana tribe of Kenya. These rounded wrist knives may look like simple tribal adornments, but when the thin goat leather outer strip was removed these weapons were used for close combat. Additionally they served the utilitarian purpose of cutting meats. The handmade African metal axe head is a roughly made beauty, and the pair