Milwaukee Public Museum Opens New Exhibition, Weapons: Beyond the Blade

Comprised of over 180 rarely seen artifacts from MPM’s Anthropology and History collections. Back to the full release.

The Crocodile Sword

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This 19th-century kaskara was carried by most semi-nomadic men in Sudan, Chad, and Eritrea. Scabbards were commonly made of leather but this exotic example is made of a young Nile crocodile skin. Photo by Matthew Wooten/Milwaukee Public Museum.

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