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Tanimbar, Visayan or ???
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Hi all,
I just received this quite heavy sword today. Unfortunately it didn't come with a scabbard The seller wasn't sure about the origin and guessed Visayan. When having a look in van Z p.136 I think it resembles a variation of pict 569 (blade) and 570 (hilt). Any comments? Thanks, Michael |
The sword doesn't really strike me as being from the Philippines, if anything, the blade form would be closer to something from Luzon. I think your on the right track with Tanimbar. The hilt does show influence from either Sumatra or Sulawesi, but not the same craftsmanship. The ferrule is simular to Zonneveld's examples; & his "Swords of Tanimbar" description does seem to fit. Nice find.
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Thanks Bill,
Anybody else who has experience of Tanimbar swords? Michael |
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