Specifications

• Length: 80 cm
• Material: iron,wood, bone, plant fibre
• Position:
• Gender:
• Indigenous name:
• Price realised: € 4.800,-

Provenance

Steven Alpert, Dallas, Philippe Guimiot, Brussels, Baudouin De Grunne, Sothebys Paris 3-12-2004, lot 29

Publications

Ref.: Zonneveld, Albert (2001), Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago, 135-137 ill. 566-575

Additional information

The sword blades come in various shapes due to imported iron.

Photo credits

Sotheby’s, Paris