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Originally Posted by paolo
The hilt of my short Sumatra klewang has a carving like Willem scabbard.
Regards
Paolo
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I think that hilt is style is called hulu babah buya ( hulu serampang in Gayo). Again it is a stylised representation of an open animal mouth maybe the crocodile. I agree that the motif on it is very similar to the design I have seen called bungong keupala