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Old 14th April 2024, 06:13 PM   #4
Sajen
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Default The charm ball

The charm ball has alternating real teeth and wooden teeth. The real ones are socketed with wooden pegs. The charm ball fits the socket from the scabbard well.
The belatu was collected between 1970-1972 in Pematang-Siantar from a German who worked to this time on Sumatra.
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