Sword "dua lalan" · Indonesia - Sulawesi, Toraja · ID: 3035500
sold
EUR 150
Size
L: 68 cm
L: 26.8 inch
Description
metal, wood, horn, the scabbard mostly covered with rattan, min. dam., small missing part (tip of the blade), fine cracks, traces of corrosion and abrasion;
a sword used both in time of war and for the ceremonial slaughtering of buffaloes. Hence its name “dua lalan” meaning “dual purpose”.
The object Sword “dua lalan” with the object ID 3035500 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 3 achieved a sales price of EUR 150.
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Comparing literature
van Zonneveld, Albert G., Traditional weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago, Leiden 2001, p. 43