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Jean · 2nd September 2019, 10:10 AM

Thank you Kai, I basically agree with you especially about the tapered stems (ref. the book Senjata pusaka Bugis for instance) but as you say it is tough to generalize. Some Bugis scabbards from East Sumatra or Malaysia are quite small and have a different style of sampir with small "horns" at the tips (like Detlef's specimen), or a rounded stem tip.
What about the hilts?
Regards

2nd September 2019, 10:10 AM	#11
Jean Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,740	Thank you Kai, I basically agree with you especially about the tapered stems (ref. the book Senjata pusaka Bugis for instance) but as you say it is tough to generalize. Some Bugis scabbards from East Sumatra or Malaysia are quite small and have a different style of sampir with small "horns" at the tips (like Detlef's specimen), or a rounded stem tip. What about the hilts? Regards Last edited by Jean; 2nd September 2019 at 10:23 AM.