Sword ·  North Africa, Tuareg · ID: 3021942

Description

t-shaped flattened handle with bowl-shaped endings of brass, set with copper sheet in triangular form, blade with engraving on one side, brass sheath with leather;
Tuareg swords sometimes show similarities to those of the European Middle Ages, perhaps they owe their origin to the Crusades.

The object Sword with the object ID 3021942 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 184 achieved a sales price of EUR 120.

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