Yemeni craftsmen make daggers in old Sanaa - in pictures

The traditional knives are known as jambiya

A merchant shows a traditional Yemeni dagger, or jambiya, with its belt of metallic golden threads at his shop in the old quarter of Sanaa, Yemen. All photos: Reuters

A traditional Yemeni dagger belt

A vendor displays a Yemeni traditional dagger, or jambiya, with its belt made of metallic golden threads, at his shop in the old quarter of Sanaa, Yemen May 15, 2023. REUTERS / Khaled Abdullah

A merchant at his shop selling traditional Yemeni daggers

How the Yemeni belt and dagger are worn

Yemeni craftswomen learn to make dagger belts

The workshops, organised by a charity, help low-income women to develop skills

A belt is sewn

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