Zemanek-Münster

Sword with sheath "sikin panjang"

Indonesia - Sumatra
sold EUR 1,500
Size
L: 74,5 cm
L: 29.3 inch

Description

blade “wilah”, iron; hilt “hulu”: buffalo horn (“lunkee”), stem ring with golden decor; scabbard “sarung”: wood with floral engravings


Comparing literature

van Zonneveld, Albert G., Traditional weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago, Leiden 2001, p. 125, ill. 506

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