Did Minangkabu have swords? What were they?

VVV · 18th June 2012, 11:22 PM

It seems like local variations of sabers with D-guards were popular in this region (see picture below and those in Leiden).
Otherwise the swords found in museums, like Leiden, are more from neighboring regions like you suggest.
Do a search on "zwaard minangkabau" in the Leiden database and you will find some swords collected in Minangkabau.

Michael

PS Maybe the reason why there was found a lot of swords from other regions in Minangkabau was because of the tradition that young men left the village for some time to travel around before getting married and settled?

18th June 2012, 11:22 PM	#2
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	It seems like local variations of sabers with D-guards were popular in this region (see picture below and those in Leiden). Otherwise the swords found in museums, like Leiden, are more from neighboring regions like you suggest. Do a search on "zwaard minangkabau" in the Leiden database and you will find some swords collected in Minangkabau. Michael PS Maybe the reason why there was found a lot of swords from other regions in Minangkabau was because of the tradition that young men left the village for some time to travel around before getting married and settled? Attached Images Last edited by VVV; 18th June 2012 at 11:34 PM. Reason: added PS

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