Klewang Puchok-Meukawet
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| Weapon type: | sword |
| Designations: | Klewang Puchok-Meukawet, (see article) |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Sumatra , ethnic groups from Indonesia |
| Distribution: | Indonesia |
| Overall length: | about 78 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, horn |
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The Klewang Puchok-Meukawet , also Klewang Poetjok-Meukawet or Klewang Putjok-Mokawet , is a sword from Sumatra .
description
The Klewang Puchok-Meukawet has a curved, single-edged blade. The blade widens from the handle to the location and is bent over like a hook at the location. The back of the blade runs straight up to the location area and then bends in a sharp curve towards the location. The cutting edge is on the concave side and is up to a third blunt. At the point where the blade is sharpened, a central ridge begins, which runs in an arc to the place. The booklet is made of wood and has no guard . The pommel area is curved towards the cutting edge and worked in the shape of a hoof at the end. The Klewang Pucok-Meukawet is used by ethnic groups from Sumatra.
Individual evidence
- ^ Albert G. van Zonneveld: Traditional weapons of the Indonesian archipelago. C. Zwartenkot Art Books, Leiden 2001, ISBN 90-5450-004-2 , p. 72.
