Takouskara

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Originally Posted by Kubur

I looked everywhere and cannot find the link or the pdf...
Here more details about pommel construction, takouba-ish
The silver hilt has a Sudanese kaskara inspiration,
the spiral design is Ottoman and it explains the similarities with Yemen, under Ottoman rules and influence...

And the top of the pommel is done in the same manner as many takouba although not mixing metals (such as copper) as is usually seen.

A real cross cultural mix!