Langgai Tinggan
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| Weapon type: | sword |
| Designations: | Langgai Tinggang, (see text) |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Borneo , ethnic groups from Borneo |
| Distribution: | Indonesia |
| Blade length: | about 80 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, horn |
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The Langgai Tinggang also Langai Tinggan , Langgi Tinggang , Mandau Langgi Tinggang is a sword from Borneo .
description
The Langgai Tinggang has a curved, single-edged, heavy blade. The blade widens from the handle to the location . The blade has a central ridge that begins after about one sixth of the cutting edge. At the beginning of the central ridge an ornament resembling three spikes of the same length is forged. The blade is designed just like that of the Niabor . The place becomes narrower and ends pointedly or slightly rounded. The handle is made of wood or horn and resembles the handle of the Mandau . The pommel is decorated with tufts of horse or goat hair . A sinuous ornament ( Indon. Entadok , Eng. Caterpillar ) is often attached to the center line. The scabbards are the same as those of the Mandau. The word Langgai means "longest tail feather of the hornbill ". The Langgai Tinggang is used by ethnic groups from Borneo.
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 , p. 81.