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Originally Posted by SidJ
Javanese ritual knife used by priests during funeral ceremonies, to symbolically sever ties with the world of the living. This example is particularly luxurious, with a handle in fossilized mastodon tooth and gilded metal, and a wooden scabbard decorated with gold thread instead of the usual rattan. It features a horn belt hook. This piece was probably intended for royal funeral rites.
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It sounds like they were confused by the common misconception that Balinese pengentas are a form of wedhung because this is the description most often applied to them.