Lot: 8

87th Tribal Art Auction

Sword with sheath

Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba - Batak

Provenance Size Starting price / estimated price
L: 21.3 inch (without sheath) This object is not available anymore.

wood, iron, brass, rattan, figurally carved handle, blade sharpened on one side, wooden sheath with carved and incised decor, min. dam., small missing parts, traces of usage and corrosion


Sibeth, Achim, Mit den Ahnen leben, Stuttgart 1990, p. 163