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LATE 19thC, INDONESIAN SULAWESI BADEK or BADI-BADI. #9867

$ 131.47

Availability: 72 in stock
  • Region of Origin: Indonesia
  • Age: 1850-1899
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • Primary Material: Mixed Materials

    Description

    An Indonesian Sulawesi Badek, wooden hilt, single edged curved 26cm blade with traces of the original file marks either side, wooden hilt set in an iron collar, in the original wooden sheath. Overall 38cm.
    #9867mao
    These daggers in various forms are found in Sumatra, Java, Madura and Sulawesi
    See Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago, by Albert G van Zonneveld. Page 27 fig 23