Indonesian Knife for Identification - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

18th February 2022, 07:41 AM

kai

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I am pretty sure that this scabbard had brass bands, and not rattan or horn like others.

I'm with Willem here: Looks like staining left by brass bands.

The missing mouthpiece of the scabbard might have been from wood (or horn) - anyway, seems to have been covered by brass, too.

Regards,
Kai

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