Lopah Petawaran

Lopah Petawaran
Information
Weapon type:	dagger
Designations:	Lopah petawaran
Use:	weapon
Region of origin / ; author:	Sumatra , ethnic groups from Sumatra
Distribution:	Indonesia
Blade length:	about 30 cm
Handle:	Wood, horn, metal
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The Lopah petawaran , also known as the guru knife , tombolada or tordjong , is a dagger from Sumatra in Indonesia .

description

The Lopah petawaran has a straight, single-edged, broad blade. The blade is the same width from the handle to the location . The back of the blade and the cutting edge are straight. The place is rounded, the back of the blade is longer than the cutting edge.

The handle is made of horn , wood or metal, is bent towards the blade side and has a pointed pommel. This pommel shape is called hulu jongo ( cork's bill handle after the shape of a black- billed stork , jongo ).

The scabbards are made of wood or horn and in some versions are covered with sheet metal. The scabbards are often decorated. According to van Zonneveld (2001) the Lopah petawaran is an ancient dagger shape from which the Rencong was developed.

Special use

It was used to cut marks in the ears of buffalo, the domestic cattle , and was also used as a ceremonial weapon. He was dipped in flour and water, then people were sprinkled with the flour mixture to rid them of evil influences. The Indonesian name tawar means "to ward off weakness".

distribution

The Lopah petawaran is used by ethnic groups from Sumatra, of whom the Aceh , Achinese , Gayo and Karo Batak are specifically named.

literature

Albert G. van Zonneveld: Traditional weapons of the Indonesian archipelago. C. Zwartenkot Art Books, Leiden 2001, ISBN 90-5450-004-2 .

Web links

Commons : Daggers - collection of images, videos and audio files

Lopah Petawaran at Vikingsword [1] , [2] (blog)

Lopeh Petawaran at Picasaweb (private images )

Individual evidence

^ Wilhelm Volz : North Sumatra. Volume 2: The Gajo Lands. Reimer, Berlin 1912, fig. 107 (p. 396) .
↑ TD Rogers: A list of names of North Sumatran weapons and hilts. In: Sarawak Museum journal. Kuching, Volume XLVIII, No. 69 (NS), 1995, pp. 65-82 (here pp. 69, 73) ISSN 0375-3050 .
^ ^A ^b Albert G. van Zonneveld: Traditional weapons of the Indonesian archipelago. C. Zwartenkot Art Books, Leiden 2001, ISBN 90-5450-004-2 , p. 83.

[1] Wilhelm Volz : North Sumatra. Volume 2: The Gajo Lands. Reimer, Berlin 1912, fig. 107 (p. 396) .

[2] TD Rogers: A list of names of North Sumatran weapons and hilts. In: Sarawak Museum journal. Kuching, Volume XLVIII, No. 69 (NS), 1995, pp. 65-82 (here pp. 69, 73) ISSN 0375-3050 .

[Zonneveld_83-3] A ^b Albert G. van Zonneveld: Traditional weapons of the Indonesian archipelago. C. Zwartenkot Art Books, Leiden 2001, ISBN 90-5450-004-2 , p. 83.