Two rare "dua lalan" swords · Indonesia - Sulawesi, Toraja · ID: 3051358
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Provenance
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, AustriaSize
H: 67,5 cm & 61,5 cm
H: 26.6 inch & 24.2 inch
Description
wood, horn, steel, rattan,
A sword used both in war and in the ceremonial slaughter of buffalo. Hence its name “dua lalan”, meaning “dual purpose”.
The object Two rare “dua lalan” swords with the object ID 3051358 was last part of the auction Auction 104 at April 12, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 399.
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Comparing literature
van Zonneveld, Albert G., Traditional weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago, Leiden 2001, p. 43, ill. 99-102