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Old 4th September 2016, 05:07 PM   #1
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Default What is the name of this balinese knife?

Hello,

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
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Old 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

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Old 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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Old 4th September 2016, 10:18 PM   #4
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Thank you Detlef.

Now I can also name my balinese axe.
You are welcome!
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Old 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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Old 7th September 2016, 12:11 PM   #6
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Hi,
this is mine. The seller call it "Kapak Istiadat Bali Perak"
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Old 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.
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