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Editor's note: Because Australian Aboriginies - Koories - share a common lineage with African cultures more closely than any other major cultural group (to the best of my knowledge) I have included this sword amongst the swords of Africa section.



Sward from Somersby E54064: 84 centimetres long with a distinct handle, decorated with wavy parallel incisions.







Handle of Somersby sword E54064: “carved so as to give them a good hold of it” (Bradley’s diary: 1 October 1788, pp: 128-129)



Photographer: Stan Florek



Source: Sward from Somersby E54064: 84 centimetres long with a distinct handle, decorated with wavy parallel incisions.Handle of Somersby sword E54064: “carved so as to give them a good hold of it” (Bradley’s diary: 1 October 1788, pp: 128-129)Photographer: Stan FlorekSource: australianmuseum.net.au/Sydney-Aboriginal-Swords