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HANDKERCHIEF and its FEATHER called Wedung
Javanese culture, Indonesia
19th century
Wood, horn, metal and pamor steel
Total length: 37.5 ; Knife length: 34 cm
(restoration)
Single-edged pamor steel blade, thick back and point with a counter-curved leakage from the edge to the back, projecting heel with a cut right angle, octagonal carved wooden spindle with silver-plated metal cap decorated with a frieze of leafy motifs.
The scabbard consists of two wooden blades trimmed with three hemmed cord ligatures that enclose a long brown horn hook for hanging from the belt.
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Ref. number : 770
Ref: DHXFK9BSC1