4th September 2016, 05:07 PM | #1 |
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What is the name of this balinese knife?
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I bought this knife whith silver inlay. I know he had the same function as the axes (Kapak Istiadat?) during funeral ceremonies. But what is the name of this knife ?? Length : ~31cm |
4th September 2016, 05:52 PM | #2 |
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Hello Athanase,
I would call it tiuk pengentas, see here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...tiuk+pengentas Regards, Detlef |
4th September 2016, 08:51 PM | #3 |
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Thank you Detlef.
Now I can also name my balinese axe. |
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5th September 2016, 03:51 AM | #5 |
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I would love to have one of these..........very nice!
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7th September 2016, 12:11 PM | #6 |
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Hi,
this is mine. The seller call it "Kapak Istiadat Bali Perak" Paolo |
7th September 2016, 10:30 PM | #7 |
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Which is a fair enough description, but not a name.
"Kapak Istiadat Bali Perak" = axe tradition Bali silver = traditional Balinese silver axe This is what the current version of these things looks like. Pretty pragmatic, pretty effective. Balinese men carry these just about all the time when engaged on banjar business (banjar = local neighbourhood association to which all married men belong). I use the top one in my yard as a tool for casual pruning & etc. Pretty useful. Last edited by A. G. Maisey; 7th September 2016 at 11:56 PM. |
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