Show us your Dua Lalan

[kai]

Maybe not - close-ups would be great for verification, Séverin!

[Gustav]

Yes, two twisted rods on each side of blade.

[Athanase]

Some close up.

[Gustav]

Athanase, this link could be of interest to you. It shows a similar blade with similar handle, qnd attributes it to a certain Toraja group.

https://ificah-vr.de/exhibition-you-...-dolo/?lang=en

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Gustav

https://ificah-vr.de/exhibition-you-...-dolo/?lang=en

Some of the shown weapons in this exhibition are coming originally from my collection.

[Gustav]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Some of the shown weapons in this exhibition are coming originally from my collection.

Detlef, they surely wanted items of best quality from your collection. Just out of curiosity - did you already had the same kind of items of similar quality in your collection as the ones you gave them?

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Gustav

Detlef, they surely wanted items of best quality from your collection. Just out of curiosity - did you already had the same kind of items of similar quality in your collection as the ones you gave them?

Hello Gustav,

I was only reasonably wealthy for a short time, I didn't want to see my children grow up in a rented apartment on a main road, so I bought a house and was therefore constantly forced to sell top pieces from my collection. The problem of a single earner! All the pieces shown in this exhibition which came from my collection are now in one prominent collection. To answer your question, no, I haven't been able to purchase any comparable pieces since then.
The pieces are shown by the pics.

And here the threads where I have shown them before:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=Timor
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=taiwan
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=taiwan
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=nias

Regards,
Detlef