PEDANG PED02

Sumatra, overall 61.5 cm, blade 49 cm, hilt 12.5 cm

 

   Carved buffalo horn hilt representing a stylized animal (makara?), its base is encased in a plain silver ferrule. Single edge, slightly curved, coarsely laminated blade with a groove along the back. No sheath.

Origin Charles Buttin collection, n° 886

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