Nice traditional Indonesian cutlass called "parang-ilang". Slightly curved blade of 450mm long with flat back worked with file decoration on the band of the blade and the counter edge. Beautiful zoomorphic handle made of carved wood with a fine filigree of vegetal weaving on the half. Complex carved Macassar ebony scabbard enhanced with fiber braiding, white metal plates with embossed decoration and braided carrying cord on the back. The ebony parts of the scabbard have superb ethnic carvings in relief (1)
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