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SRI LANKA
Sword and scabbard
RCIN 11310
This Sri Lankan ceremonial sword with its striking hilt is known as a kastane. The hilt resembles a makara, a mythological creature. The tortoiseshell used for this kastane was probably imported from the Straits of Malacca or the Maldives.