A scarce ceremonial knife from the Gayo on Sumatra.

According Kreemer ( Atjeh I, Leiden 1922) used for incisions on the ears of waterbuffalo

​The blade has pitting. Due to the ceremony where the knife  was baptized in water with flour most lope's are in a bad condition.  On this example the handle is however in a very good condition and  fully made of silver. Scabbard is revised.

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 19th century

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Size total: 33 cm

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€ 850,- + shippingcosts  HOLD

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