Sword "kalasan" · Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba - Batak · ID: 3037756
sold
EUR 280
Size
L: 64,5 cm
L: 25.4 inch
Description
pointed iron blade, hilt made from deer(?)horn, the two halves of the scabbard held together by silver metal strips, min. dam., traces of abrasion and corrosion
The object Sword “kalasan” with the object ID 3037756 was part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction on March 21, 2015. The object with the lot number 10 achieved a sales price of EUR 280 with an asking price of EUR 200.
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Comparing literature
van Zonneveld, Albert G., Traditional weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago, Leiden 2001, p. 59