North African Dagger in sheath, 19th C., wooden grip fully encased in brass, with decorative silver overlay on one side of handle, brass sheath, also with decorative silver overlay, curved single edge blade, indistinct marks on blade, wear consistent with age, 14 1/4" l. [PROVENANCE: Made by one of the Berber Tribes who inhabit the Atlas Mtns. of North Africa, acquired in Morocco in 1979.]