Zemanek-Münster

Sword "kaskara" with crocodile skin covered wooden scabbard ·  Sudan / Ethiopia, Bedja, Hadendoa, Beni Amer, Bideyat · ID: 3051623

sold EUR 200
Provenance
Austrian Private Collection
Kurt Rauner, Salzburg, Austria (1999)
Size
L: 80 cm
L: 31.5 inch

Description

metal,

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 3051623 was last part of the auction Auction 104 at April 12, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 470 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.


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.


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