Piso-sanallenggam
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| Weapon type: | sword |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Sumatra , Batak ethnic groups |
| Distribution: | Sumatra |
| Blade length: | about 46 cm |
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The Piso-Sanalenggam , also Piso Sanalenngan , Piso Sinalenggam , Piso Sinalenggan , Piso Surik Sinalenggan , Sanalenggam , is a sword from Sumatra.
description
The Piso-Sanallengam has a single-edged, heavy cutting blade . The blade widens from the handle to the location. The focus is near the place. The blade usually has neither a hollow grind nor a central ridge. The cutting edge is S-shaped and has a slight curve from the back of the blade to the location. The handle is carved from wood or horn and decorated with decorations or split at the end. The handle is bent towards the pommel. The ferrule and the pommel are usually made of brass. The sheaths are made of wood and worked flat. The mouth hole is wider than the blade and protrudes towards the cutting edge. The end of the sheath is bent. The Piso-Sanalenggam is used by the Batak ethnic group.
Individual evidence
- ^ Albert G. van Zonneveld: Traditional weapons of the Indonesian archipelago. C. Zwartenkot Art Books, Leiden 2001, ISBN 90-5450-004-2 , p. 109.
literature
- Florina H. Capistrano-Baker: Art of island Southeast Asia. The Fred and Rita Richman Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York NY 1994, ISBN 0-87099-697-5 .
