Catalogue LS-063

Nias (south)

Region
Nias, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Culture
Nias (south)
Object type
Sword
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Materials

Wood, Tooth

Size

Not recorded

Description

Balato. Sword, late 19th Century. Hilt (Hulu Iku Mie) of lasara motif, wooden. Wooden scabbard with "teeth" (false teeth!).