A Yemeni jambiya salesman sells Chinese-made daggers in the souk in Old Sanaa in October 2009. The imported jambiyas have flooded the market in recent years. (Paul Stephens/Global Post)
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Chinese-made jambiyas hang from a stall in the souk in Old Sanaa. The daggers are considered inauthentic imitations by most Yemenis, but are still a popular alternative to more expensive, traditional Yemeni-made jambiyas. (Paul Stephens/Global Post)
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A jambiya salesman in Old Sanaa shows off his traditional jambiya. Jambiyas have been worn for centuries in Yemen, and serve as weapons and as a symbol of the owner’s class and tribe. (Paul Stephens/Global Post)
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Stalls selling traditional Yemeni jambiyas often have only a few dozen daggers on sale. The daggers, which can be worth several thousand dollars or more, are considered a good investment by most Yemenis. (Paul Stephens/Global Post)
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Workers in the souk carve jambiya hilts. Jambiya manufacturing is a cottage industry in Sanaa that some say is threatened by imported daggers. (Paul Stephens/Global Post)
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A boy carves the hilt of a jambiya from cow horn, a traditional material. The hilt is the most valuable part of the dagger. (Paul Stephens/Global Post)
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A hilt made of hard plastic carved in the souk of Old Sanaa. Plastic is cheaper and more sustainable than traditional materials like giraffe and rhino horn. (Paul Stephens/Global Post)
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A jambiya made from black rhinoceros horn on sale in the Old Sanaa souk is worth thousands of dollars. Despite international restrictions on the rhino horn trade, jambiyas made from black rhino horn are sold openly in the capital. (Paul Stephens/Global Post)
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Bab al-Yemen is the main entrance to the souks of Old Sanaa, where Yemenis buy everything from clothes to spices to jambiyas. (Paul Stephens/Global Post)
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