Sword "kaskara" with crocodile skin covered wooden scabbard ·  Sudan / Ethiopia, Bedja, Beni Amer, Hadendoa, Bideyat · ID: 3050561

Description

metal, wood, crocodile skin,

Signs of the Arabic Thuluth script are etched into both sides of the blade.

The object Sword “kaskara” with crocodile skin covered wooden scabbard with the object ID 3050561 was last part of the auction 102nd Auction at April 13, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 331 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.

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Comparing literature

Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Alexander Kubetz, "panga na visu", Riedlhütte 2009, p. 246, ill. 589

Notices

This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.