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GEORGIA

Dagger (Qama) and sheath

mid nineteenth century

RCIN 37881

The qama is the national weapon of Georgia, often heavily decorated with embossed and chased silver, encrusted with coral and stones. A formidable weapon, the qama is used as jewellery, a symbol of the warrior and national pride. 

Probably acquired by the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, late nineteenth century


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