Indonesian Knife?? (Mentawaï? )

Athanase · 22nd April 2017, 03:20 PM

Hello,

I have this knife for several years but I do not know anything about are origin.
The seller said it came from an old Austrian collection of South-East Asian items and that the knives were perhaps Indonesian but he was not sure.
I still took the risk of buying the knife because I like unusual or original objects.

At some research I found it looked like the Mentawai Palitai, but the scabbard entry and the handle are very different from the usual Palitais.

Do you have an idea?

22nd April 2017, 03:20 PM	#1
Athanase Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Paris (France) Posts: 428	Indonesian Knife?? (Mentawaï? ) Hello, I have this knife for several years but I do not know anything about are origin. The seller said it came from an old Austrian collection of South-East Asian items and that the knives were perhaps Indonesian but he was not sure. I still took the risk of buying the knife because I like unusual or original objects. At some research I found it looked like the Mentawai Palitai, but the scabbard entry and the handle are very different from the usual Palitais. Do you have an idea? Attached Images