Mystery spear

[Albert]

Originally Posted by Gustav

Alan,

I couldn't find the name Nenggala in Raffles' book.

Regarding Tumpuling, there is a similar spear in Radya Pustaka Museum, in it's description it is called Cempuling. Wiktionary says, Cempuling is a variation of Tempuling (https://id.wiktionary.org/wiki/cempuling), and Tempuling is given as tombak pendek untuk menangkap ikan besar, short spear for catching big fish.

Hello Gustav, Can I find the source of this very interesting photo somewhere?

[Gustav]

Albert,

it's private, but you can trust it as far as one can trust a picture and a description from an older museum, in this case the second oldest in Indonesia, a serious institution for the circumstances.

[Albert]

Thank you all for your valuable information

If anyone can find additional information or especially pictures, that would be great!

[Gustav]

Well, pictures of the Tombak, which apparently was collected in Borneo.