Luju Alas
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| Weapon type: | sword |
| Designations: | Luju Alas, Loedjoe Alas |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Sumatra , ethnic groups from Sumatra |
| Distribution: | Indonesia |
| Blade length: | about 61 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, horn |
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The Luju Alas also Loedjoe Alas is a sword from Sumatra .
description
The Luju Alas has a straight, single-edged blade. The blade is smooth and has no hollow grind . There is a central ridge on the blade, which begins about an eighth on the edge and runs in an arc to the center and to the location. The blade widens from the handle to the location and has a rounded location. The magazine is made of wood or horn and after his form Hulu Iku Mie ( Engl. As the knotted tails of cats , "like the knotted tail of cats") called. The Luju Alas is used by ethnic groups from Indonesia.
Web links
Commons : Swords from Indonesia - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Albert G. van Zonneveld: Traditional weapons of the Indonesian archipelago. C. Zwartenkot Art Books, Leiden 2001, ISBN 90-5450-004-2 , p. 84.