Two knives "golok" · Indonesia - Java · ID: 3042241
Description
jagged, irregular blade, elaborated carved bone hilt in form of a human head with conical headgear, “snub” nose and a broad smiling mouth, min. dam., small missing parts, traces of corrosion, h: 36,5 cm; sickle-shaped blade with matching wooden sheath, bone hilt in form of a human head with separately worked eyes and expressive facial features, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion, h: 33,5 cm;
the term “golok” is applied to a variety of machetes once found throughout the Indonesian archipelago. To a certain extent they are still in use today.
The object Two knives “golok” with the object ID 3042241 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 70 achieved a sales price of EUR 350.
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Comparing literature
van Zonneveld, Albert G., Traditional weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago, Leiden 2001, p. 49, ill. 118