Sword "kaskara" with crocodile skin covered wooden scabbard · Sudan / Ethiopia, Bedja, Hadendoa, Beni Amer, Bideyat · ID: 3051623
Kurt Rauner, Salzburg, Austria (1999)
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.