Baluse
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Baluse, Baloese |
| Use: | sign |
| Region of origin / author: |
Indonesia , ethnic groups from the island of Nias |
| Distribution: | Indonesia |
| Overall length: | about 120 cm, width about 27 cm |
| Handle: | Wood |
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The Baluse , also Baloese , is a shield from Indonesia .
description
The baluse is made of wood. It is made leaf-shaped. Its lower end ends in a massive, wooden, spiky extension that is blunt or slightly pointed. The front of the shield has groove-like, linear depressions at regular intervals and ends at the top to a blunt, flat end. A semi-circular rib runs over almost the entire length of the shield in the center line, which is provided with a round, pot-like structure in the middle of the shield. A wooden handle is carved out on the inside, as well as a bulge that is used to hold the hand.
The baluse is made from a piece of wood and is often provided with horizontal rattan cords , which serve to prevent the wood from splintering lengthways if the shield is hit with a sword . Decorative carvings or paintings are often attached to the outside. The baluse is used as a protective weapon by ethnic groups on the Nias Island.
literature
- Joachim Freiherr von Brenner-Felsach : A trip to Nias. Unpublished manuscripts from the Museum für Völkerkunde in Vienna. Materials on exoticism and ethnography. Edited by Reinhold Mittersakschmöller. Böhlau, Vienna et al. 1998, ISBN 3-205-98959-7 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Albert G. van Zonneveld: Traditional weapons of the Indonesian archipelago. C. Zwartenkot Art Books, Leiden 2001, ISBN 90-5450-004-2 .