Peurise Teumaga

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Peurise Teumaga
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Information
Weapon type: sign
Designations: Peurise Teumaga, Peurise Lembaga
Use: weapon
Region of origin /
author:
Indonesia , ethnic groups from Indonesia
Distribution: Indonesia
Overall length: about 25 cm to about 47 cm
Handle: bronze
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The Peurise Teumaga , also called the Peurise Lembaga , is a shield from Indonesia.

description

The Peurise Teumaga is a version of the Peurise . It is made of bronze and has the same hemispherical, wide-rimmed decorations as the other Peurise types. The outside is often provided with fine, circular decorations that are hammered in with a chisel . The Peurise Teumaga is used by ethnic groups in Indonesia.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Albert G. van Zonneveld: Traditional weapons of the Indonesian archipelago. C. Zwartenkot Art Books, Leiden 2001, ISBN 90-5450-004-2 , p. 106.

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