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4th June 2015, 06:50 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Germany, Dortmund
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Hello Dave,
it's a balato from (south) Nias. The handle shows the lasara motif and what you call monkey is a bekhu (evil spirit). Seems to be an older example, the antique examples are headhunting swords. I have watched this sword by ebay, nice catch!  Regards, Detlef |
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