Zemanek-Münster

Sword "kalasan"

Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba - Batak
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


Comparing literature

van Zonneveld, Albert G., Traditional weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago, Leiden 2001, p. 59

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