Dague rare "si euli" avec fourreau, 19e siècle ou plus ancien · Indonésie - Nias · ID: 3051171
Dorotheum, Vienna, 5 November 2014, Lot 221
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
Description
wood, iron, ivory, base
The handle, in shape of a stylised animal head, is made of very old ivory. The scabbard is wrapped in brass wire along its entire length, and at the lower end it has a prominent angular iron extension. Five brass chains with bells attached.
The dagger was carried diagonally in the centre of the belt (see van Zonneveld, 2001, p. 123, fig. 497).
According to Erwin Melchardt’s expertise a rarity !
L’objet Dague rare “si euli” avec fourreau, 19e siècle ou plus ancien avec l’ID d’objet 3051171 a fait partie de l’enchère Vente aux enchères 103 en 16 novembre 2024 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 291.
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Expertise
Certificate of the Nature Conservation Authority, Würzburg, No. DE-WÜS241016-315
Littérature comparée
van Zonneveld, Albert G., Traditional weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago, Leiden 2001
Remarques
This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.