Very rare Rugi Glamang Sword, Alor Tribe, Alor Island-19C.
A very rare sword of Alor warrior from Alor island and Lesser Sunda Islands area.
Rugi Glamang/Klewang sword has a straight blade, widens from the hilt to the point and the spine of the blade is slightly convex. The cutting edge is also slightly convexly curved.
Hilt made from horn, decorated with floral and cycle motifs. The pommel is made in a triangle shape and has a large carved eye that has mythological significance.
Wooden scabbards with flat upper part , also decorated with similar floral and circle motifs. Scabbard middle parts fully covered with wooven rattan. Scabbard lower parts slightly bent / curved shaped like a "wide coma".
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Pedang Rugi Glamang/Klewang mempunyai bilah yang lurus, melebar dari gagang hingga ujung dan punggung bilahnya agak cembung. Ujung bilahya juga agak melengkung cembung.
Gagangnya terbuat dari tanduk, dihiasi motif melingkar dan tumbuhan bunga. Ujung gagang berbentuk segitiga dan memiliki ukiran mata besar yang memiliki makna mitologis.
Sarung kayu dengan bagian atas rata, juga dihiasi motif melingkar dan tumbuhan bunga. Bagian tengah sarung dilapisi anyaman rotan. Sarung bagian bawah agak bengkok/melengkung berbentuk seperti “koma lebar”.
Rugi Glamang - Klewang Alor Sword
- Overall Length = 74cm
- Scabbard Length = 54cm
- Hilt Length = 21cm
- Blade Length = 44cm
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- Panjang Keseluruhan = 74cm
- Panjang Sarung = 54cm
- Panjang Gagang = 21cm
- Panjang Bilah = 44cm