Indan (club)
| Indan (club) | |
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| Weapon type: | Club |
| Designations: | Indan |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Java , ethnic groups from Java |
| Distribution: | Indonesia |
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The indan is a club from Java .
description
The Indan is straight and has a twisted, elongated striking head. The handle is smooth and rounded at the pommel. A metal plate, which is worked out in the shape of a flower, serves as a finish. The front end is finished with a kind of crown. The shape of the Indan goes back to a mythological weapon used by gods and heroes in Indonesian myths . The Indan is used by ethnic groups from Java.
Individual evidence
- ^ Albert G. van Zonneveld: Traditional weapons of the Indonesian archipelago. C. Zwartenkot Art Books, Leiden 2001, ISBN 90-5450-004-2 , p. 56.
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