Sword "dua lalan"
Indonésie - Sulawesi, Toraja
Vendu
150 €
Taille
L: 68 cm
L: 26.8 inch
Description
metal, wood, horn, the scabbard mostly covered with rattan, min. dam., small missing part (tip of the blade), fine cracks, traces of corrosion and abrasion;
a sword used both in time of war and for the ceremonial slaughtering of buffaloes. Hence its name “dua lalan” meaning “dual purpose”.