Zemanek-Münster

Sword "dua lalan"

Indonesia - Sulawesi, Toraja
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”.


Comparing literature

van Zonneveld, Albert G., Traditional weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago, Leiden 2001, p. 43

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