Sang (spear)
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| Weapon type: | spear |
| Designations: | Sang, Sanger |
| Use: | ceremonial weapon |
| Distribution: | Sri Lanka, South India |
| Overall length: | about 49 cm |
| Handle: | Metal, wood |
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Sang or Sanger is a called a ritually used spear in Sri Lanka among the Sinhalese and in South India .
description
The Sang is made of cast iron or wrought iron . It is double-edged and usually has two hollow cuts on the blade near the spout, which are either narrow or wide. From halfway through the blade it is bent slightly to the side. The socket , which is used to attach it to the shaft, is cast or forged in one piece with the blade ( fire-welded ). It is round and decorated with ring-shaped bulges. The spout and the blade are often artistically engraved . The sang are used as ceremonial weapons in Indonesia and India.
literature
- National Commission for Compilation of History of Sciences in India, Indian National Science Academy: Indian journal of history of science. Volume 37, National Institute of Sciences of India Publishers, 2002, pages 121, 148.
Web links
- Sang with Oriental Arms
- Ashoka Arts website
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone , Donald J. LaRocca: A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times. Courier Dover Publications, 1999, ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5 (Reprint), pp. 538, 539.