Armed Tuareg men depicted in the French book A Narrative of Travels in North Africa in the years 1818, 1819, and 1820, accompanied by Geographical Notices of Soudan and of the Course of the Niger by George Francis Lyon 1821. Both men carry spears, and the telek dagger attached to the left forearm, the man on the right (a noble) is also armed with the takoba sword.
Courtesy of George Francis Lyon.
Public Domain.
