Flag of the Khalifa's bodyguard

Horse tail from the flag of one of the three divisions of the Khalifa's bodyguard, the Khalifa (Mahdi) - Muhammad Ahmad Abdullah al-Taashi. Captured at Omdurman by Commander Colin Keppel on 2 September 1898.

Object Details

ID: ZBA4472.1
Type: Horse tail
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 1250 mm x 110 mm x 50 mm
Parts: Flag of the Khalifa's bodyguard (Flag)
  • Flag of the Khalifa's bodyguard (Horse tail) (ZBA4472.1)
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