A very scarce curved Surik, an impressive  status sword from Timor.

Wooden handle with red dyed goat hair.

Old European saber blade in long wooden scabbard with carved circle motifs.

The curved surik is scarcely seen in collections ,

the example of the Wereldmuseum is already collected before 1862

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See also " Drawing the sword vol II p 738

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 19th century

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Size total: 103 cm

​Blade : 59,5 cm

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 SOLD

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