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1st March 2011, 10:48 PM
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Inventarisnummer : 300-1562
The Rijksmuseum for Volkenkunde in Leiden (Holland) has a similar tool, sadly no data given. When I first saw this some years ago, my first impression was it was a copy of an European billhook - very similar are found in Portugal - I thought it was made in Asia in one of the European settlements...
Later I learned a little about the history of the local edge tool and weapon making... |
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1st March 2011, 10:59 PM
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Inventarisnummer : 3600-2850
This one is classified differently, but is shown as being from: Madura / Jawa Timur / Jawa / Indonesië, as is its twin (inventory No 3600-2855)...
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1st March 2011, 11:07 PM
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Inventarisnummer: 370-48
And then they get even more bizarre (to European eyes...) - also listed as from Java Indonesia....
Last edited by Billman; 1st March 2011 at 11:26 PM. |
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1st March 2011, 11:14 PM
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Spanish and Portugese Billhooks
This style is found in Northern Spain and Portugal - the similarities in blade shape was what first caught my eye...
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