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Henk · 2nd January 2005, 02:22 PM

It is a piso ni datu. A dagger from Sumatra, Batak.

The hilt is a human figure and the figure on top of the sheath is mostly an animal. When sheated the human figure is mounted on the back of an animal.

2nd January 2005, 02:22 PM	#2
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	It is a piso ni datu. A dagger from Sumatra, Batak. The hilt is a human figure and the figure on top of the sheath is mostly an animal. When sheated the human figure is mounted on the back of an animal.