Zemanek-Münster

Sword with sheath "sikin panjang" ·  Indonesia - Sumatra · ID: 3046263

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


The object Sword with sheath “sikin panjang” with the object ID 3046263 was last part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction at November 16, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 50 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.

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Comparing literature

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


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