A Tourist (?) Tumbuk Lada for Comment

TVV · 22nd December 2004, 06:28 PM

The previous owner maintained that the dagger originated from the Batak Toba near Lake Toba in North Sumatra. He, of course, may be wrong, and then, as you point out very well, modern renditions of traditional weapons may be somewhat different from the originals, and therefore hard to classify exactly.

DAHenkel · 27th December 2004, 03:05 PM

Saw one in Medan almost identical this weekend. So we know they come from up north, and we know they're still being made today.

22nd December 2004, 06:28 PM	#1
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,738	The previous owner maintained that the dagger originated from the Batak Toba near Lake Toba in North Sumatra. He, of course, may be wrong, and then, as you point out very well, modern renditions of traditional weapons may be somewhat different from the originals, and therefore hard to classify exactly.

27th December 2004, 03:05 PM	#2
DAHenkel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 125	Saw one in Medan almost identical this weekend. So we know they come from up north, and we know they're still being made today.