Bataks and their weapons

[kai]

Hello Marius,

He mentioned an article he is looking for: "Fra I Batacchi Indipendenti. Viaggio di Elio Modigliani" but I may have misspelled it.

Another good early work; I'd guess that Albert and Arjan have a copy.

Also any information/references on the Piso Podang will be most welcomed.

Not all of these are Batak - there are probably quite a few Malay and coastal Sumatran examples.

You should get in contact with Erik N. who has studied this sword type.

Regards,
Kai