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Originally Posted by kai
The sendirung examples in Djelenga have very slender, almost stiletto-like blades.
Some spears also come with very slender blades. Considering the traditional devotion to recycling throughout the archipelago, I can well imagine a worn-down spear head given a second life as a functional dagger since the forces on the blade are quite different.
The asymmetrical base of your example also makes me think of a possibly damaged spear blade; OTOH this could also be argued to be part of the original design...
BTW, is the attribution to Lombok based on actual place of collection?
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Hello Kai,
Thank you for your comments!
The blades by sendirung are always formed like a tombak blade, of course it's possible that recycled spear blades get used as blades for them, only the maker will know exactly.
I've purchased it from a German auction house, by the attribution to Lombok I just followed Djelenga.
Regards,
Detlef