Piso Gading
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| Weapon type: | sword |
| Designations: | Piso-gading |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Sumatra , Batak ethnic group |
| Distribution: | Indonesia |
| Overall length: | about 66 cm |
| Blade length: | about 48 cm |
| Handle: | Horn , ivory |
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The Piso-Gading is a sword from Sumatra.
description
The Piso-Gading has a slightly curved, heavy, single-edged blade with an S-shaped handle. The blade becomes narrower from the handle to the location and tapers to a point. The blade is slightly bulbous at the cutting edge and slightly curved at the back. The hilt has no guard and is often made from a solid piece of horn or ivory. The booklet is usually decorated with traditional carvings. The scabbards are usually made of leather , wood or brass and reinforced and decorated with silver ribbons. The Piso-Gading is used by the Batak ethnic groups on Sumatra.
Individual evidence
- ^ Albert G. van Zonneveld: Traditional weapons of the Indonesian archipelago. C. Zwartenkot Art Books, Leiden 2001, ISBN 90-5450-004-2 , p. 107.
literature
- George Cameron Stone : A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in all Countries and in all Times. Together with some closely related subjects. With an introduction by Donald J. LaRocca. Dover Publications, Mineola NY 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 , pp. 502-503.
- Nick Evangelista : The encyclopedia of the sword. Greenwood Press, Westport CT 1995, ISBN 0-313-27896-2 .
Web links
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