Awola (spear)

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Awola (spear)
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Information
Weapon type: Throwing weapon, spear
Designations: Awola, see text
Use: weapon
Region of origin /
author:
Indonesia , warrior
Distribution: Indonesia
Handle: Wood
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The awola is a spear from Indonesia.

description

The Awola ( Buginese ), also called Ola , Poessoe Poessoe , Pussu Pussu (in the region around Makassar ) or Saroba , is a simple, primitively made spear made of wood ( pinang ) or bamboo . The point was only carved to a point. The awola is used by ethnic groups on the island of Sulawesi .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Albert G. van Zonneveld: Traditional weapons of the Indonesian archipelago. C. Zwartenkot Art Books, Leiden 2001, ISBN 90-5450-004-2 , p. 25.