Pedang lombok

A. G. Maisey · 18th April 2020, 01:47 PM

This sort of thing is a bit outside my area of interest, but I rather feel I'm looking at a marriage performed in Jawa here.

The blade is one of those Lombok or wherever blades, they seem to be attributed to everywhere in the Archipelago, and I cannot put an exact fix on where they might have come from originally.

The silver work looks decidedly Kota Gede, ie, Jogja.

The pommel of the hilt I have seen and handled on a sword that came from Sulawesi and belonged to a woman who identified as Toraja, this sort of sword was called a "pene" (pehneh) or something like that.

I'm sure somebody with a broader knowledge of these sundry weapons than I have will be able to place this pommel.

18th April 2020, 01:47 PM	#5
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,027	This sort of thing is a bit outside my area of interest, but I rather feel I'm looking at a marriage performed in Jawa here. The blade is one of those Lombok or wherever blades, they seem to be attributed to everywhere in the Archipelago, and I cannot put an exact fix on where they might have come from originally. The silver work looks decidedly Kota Gede, ie, Jogja. The pommel of the hilt I have seen and handled on a sword that came from Sulawesi and belonged to a woman who identified as Toraja, this sort of sword was called a "pene" (pehneh) or something like that. I'm sure somebody with a broader knowledge of these sundry weapons than I have will be able to place this pommel.