Mixed lot (2 pieces), Indonesia, Sumatra: a knife from northern Sumatra in the ‘Rentjong’ style and a Batak knife from central Sumatra in the ‘Sewar’ style. Both with a sheath.
Mixed lot (2 pieces), Indonesia, Sumatra: a knife from northern Sumatra in the ‘Rentjong’ style and a Batak knife from central Sumatra in the ‘Sewar’ style. Both with a sheath.
1: A ‘Rentjong’ knife from northern Sumatra, Aceh province, with an elegantly curved narrow blade and a hexagonal hilt ring which was forged at the same time. The round hilt, which thickens towards the top, is made of brown horn, and briefly bends by 90 degrees at the top. The sheath made of light brown wood depicts incised leafy tendrils and a floral relief as ornamentation, as well as three bands made of high-quality silver. There is a small piece of the sheath broken off at the top, due to age. Length: 42 cm (in total).
2: A ‘Sewar’ knife from central Sumatra (tribe: Batak), with a slightly curved narrow blade and a short forged groove at the top of each side. The characteristic hilt which broadens towards the top is made of blackish brown horn, and has three diagonal grooves at the top. The typical scabbard is also made of blackish brown horn with a stylised floral projection and wood which has been dyed black. Small, age-related cracks to both the hilt and scabbard. Length: 29.5 cm.
Both knifes: between the 19th and the early 20th centuries. (ME)
Lit.: ‘Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago’ von Van Zonneveld, Abb. 444, 451, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
06.04.2017 - 15:00
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EUR 280.-
Mixed lot (2 pieces), Indonesia, Sumatra: a knife from northern Sumatra in the ‘Rentjong’ style and a Batak knife from central Sumatra in the ‘Sewar’ style. Both with a sheath.
1: A ‘Rentjong’ knife from northern Sumatra, Aceh province, with an elegantly curved narrow blade and a hexagonal hilt ring which was forged at the same time. The round hilt, which thickens towards the top, is made of brown horn, and briefly bends by 90 degrees at the top. The sheath made of light brown wood depicts incised leafy tendrils and a floral relief as ornamentation, as well as three bands made of high-quality silver. There is a small piece of the sheath broken off at the top, due to age. Length: 42 cm (in total).
2: A ‘Sewar’ knife from central Sumatra (tribe: Batak), with a slightly curved narrow blade and a short forged groove at the top of each side. The characteristic hilt which broadens towards the top is made of blackish brown horn, and has three diagonal grooves at the top. The typical scabbard is also made of blackish brown horn with a stylised floral projection and wood which has been dyed black. Small, age-related cracks to both the hilt and scabbard. Length: 29.5 cm.
Both knifes: between the 19th and the early 20th centuries. (ME)
Lit.: ‘Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago’ von Van Zonneveld, Abb. 444, 451, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Tribal Art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 06.04.2017 - 15:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 01.04. - 06.04.2017 |