Badek or Badik from Celebes open for discussion

[kai]

Hello Gustav,

La Mello almost certainly is a Buginese name. Such are given also to honored weapons - La Sippo, La Makkawa.

Yes, seems to be a fairly common name. Might point to the owner as well as to the badik. However, I don't think it was an established practise to write a name onto a badik scabbard. Maybe done by or for a collector?

It is quite possible this Badik was a heirloom.

A genuine badik with status dress will almost certainly be a family heirloom if made for an orang Bugis/Makassar/etc.

Regards,
Kai

[La Pagaru]

how are you all,
I finally found one of my favorite taradisional weapons, this badik called badik luwu, has the pamor that we call him is pamor kuriisi, this is one very good bugis badik

Best regrads
LP