Dohong
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| Weapon type: | Dagger, short sword |
| Designations: | Dohong, Duhong, Duhung |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Borneo , ethnic groups from Kalimantan |
| Distribution: | Indonesia |
| Overall length: | up to about 49 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, horn |
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The Dohong also Duhong , Duhung is a dagger and a short sword from Borneo .
description
There are two types of dohong . One version serves as a combat weapon, the other as a ceremonial weapon.
Version 1
The dohong has a double-edged, leaf- or wedge-shaped blade. The blade widens from the handle to the location . The place is pointy. The blade usually has a central ridge and looks like a spearhead . There are different versions that differ in shape, handle and decoration. There are blades that represent a figure with arms and legs. The hilt has no guard , is often decorated with feathers and is made of wood. The scabbards are made of wood and made of two halves. They are held together with rattan ribbons . The surfaces are decorated with carvings that often depict a face. The Dohong is used by ethnic groups from Borneo.
Version 2
| Dohong | |
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| Weapon type: | ceremonial weapon, dagger |
| Designations: | Dohong, Duhong, Duhung |
| Use: | ceremonial weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Indonesia , ethnic groups from Kalimantan |
| Distribution: | Indonesia |
| Overall length: | about 44 cm to about 66 cm |
| Handle: | Wood |
| Particularities: | Blade mostly worked as a figurative representation. |
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description
In contrast to the normal Dohong , the handle and the blade are made differently. The blade is worked out to a figurative representation, as well as the hilt. The scabbard is made of wood and is carved with a depiction of a face. The ceremonial dohong is used in funeral ceremonies and is worn by women when warriors return from headhunting in villages. The belts that to carry the Dohong are often used amulets from shark or a bear teeth, claws attached.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Albert G. van Zonneveld: Traditional weapons of the Indonesian archipelago. C. Zwartenkot Art Books, Leiden 2001, ISBN 90-5450-004-2 , p. 42.
Web links
- Dohong at Sutterfield Tribal Art ( Memento from February 3, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )