Bali ceremonial knife

[Atlantia]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Hi buddy,

yes remember your both knifes. Both have the swastika ornament. The one from Charles have maybe lost the "monster" on it's spine or never have had it, I don't know. But on page 74 from the book "Traditional Weapons Of The Indonesian Archipelago" is shown an example which also don't have this "monster" nor the swastika ornament.

Regards,

Detlef

Hi Detlef

I think these are really interesting. Is there a work that defines the various types and region specific variations?

ATB
Gene