Kaskara (sword) with bifurcated blade tip
Datelate 1800s
Mediumsteel, leather, wood, fiber, textile, cowrie shells, beads
Dimensions109.4 × 14.5 cm (43 1/16 × 5 11/16 in.)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineGift of Mrs. E.D. Buffington
Object number1917.61.1
DescriptionBifurcated steel blade, meant to represent Zulfiqar, etched along whole length with thuluth characters. Grip probably wooden underneath leather wrapping. Leather and fabric adornment attached at pommel; x-ray indicates presence of folded paper inside leather pouches, probably talismanic.On View
Not on view
late 1800s
by 1993
