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Originally Posted by Freddy
We talked about a similar piece, quite some time ago.
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try : almost identical
Difficult to guess age, Detlefs example is maybe unused and very well preserved. If it is recent, I would be amazed by the quality carving.
I vote for well preserved.
The blades of batak weapons are often simple unlayered. This blade does not give me the idea of being newly made.
Best regards,
Willem