Add on to the sewar collection

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by kai

Nice waterbuffalo hilt in plain style, Detlef!

Based on the type of crosspiece also being found in blades limited to central highlands near the Sumatran western coast, I'd suggest the same origin. This type of sewar seems quite common and I believe it might be fairly widely distributed across this region (possibly not limited to the Minang groups).

Hello Kai,

Thanks for the information, any source for this? Yes, this type is a very common type, the next one I will show is similar but much more ornate. The one in question I added to the collection even because it's plain, it has its own charme.

Regards,
Detlef

[Sajen]

Here pictures from the second piece, the one in down on the left (second pic. #9). Similar style like No. 1, so when we follow Kais suggestion, Central Highlands of Sumatra.
Handle and scabbard cross piece from black horn, both with fine floral carving and embossed thin silver fittings, scabbard stem from wood. Blade fine laminated and with a prominent fuller near the spine.
33,3 cm inside scabbard, 31,3 cm without, blade 22,5 cm.

[Sajen]

Yesterday evening I cleaned the blade of this little fellow. On top of the handle is a gold cap, very finely worked, in the middle a blue (glass?) stone, a brown horn scabbard mouth, silver fittings. 24,7 cm inside scabbard, 22,5 cm without, blade without bolster 16 cm. Possible Minang.

[Pendita65]

Beautiful Sewar Detlef I like the repousé work of the hilt.

Thnx for sharing.

Regards, Martin

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Pendita65

Beautiful Sewar Detlef I like the repousé work of the hilt.

Thank you Martin!

[Gustav]

Very nice sewar, Detlef!

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Gustav

Very nice sewar, Detlef!

Thanks Gustav! Yes, it's a little gem!