Penai (sword)

Penai is a machete-like sword found in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Traditionally, it is used for both war and agricultural tools.[1] It is used by the Bare'e speaking Torajan people[2] and Pamona people.[3]

Penai
A Penai sword from Gorontalo, North Sulawesi, circa 18th–19th century.
TypeKlewang sword
Place of originIndonesia (Sulawesi)
Service history
Used byPamona people, Torajan people
Specifications
Lengthapproximately 60 cm (24 in)
Blade typeSingle edge, convex grind
Hilt typeBuffalo horn
Scabbard/sheathWood

Description

Its blade broadens somewhat towards the end and slightly curves upwards at the tip with its edge longer than the back of the blade.[4] The hilt is made from buffalo horns[5] and decorated with carvings.[4] The scabbard is made of thick wood, and it has two holes on it for girding to the user's waist.[6]

See also

References
  1. Masykuri & Sutrisno Kutoyo (1985). "Proyek Inventarisasi dan Dokumentasi Kebudayaan Daerah (Indonesia)". Sejarah pengaruh Pelita terhadap kehidupan masyarakat pedesaan di daerah Sulawesi Tengah. Proyek Inventarisasi dan Dokumentasi Kebudayaan Daerah, Direktorat Sejarah dan Nilai Tradisional, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan. pp. 31 & 52. OCLC 15370773.
  2. Claas Spat; David Gerhard Stibbe; Frans Johan Wilhelm Henri Sandbergen; J. Stroomberg; Jozlas Paulus; Simon de Graaff, ed. (1917). Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch-Indië: Part 4. M. Nijhoff. p. 675. OCLC 3238668.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
  3. Ahmad Ubbe; M. Irwan Zulfikar (Andi.); Dray Vibrianto Senewe (2011). Pamor dan landasan spiritual senjata pusaka Bugis. Gramedia Pustaka Utama. p. 28-34. ISBN 978-97-922-7729-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Albert G Van Zonneveld (2002). Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago. Koninklyk Instituut Voor Taal Land. p. 104. ISBN 90-5450-004-2.
  5. J. Kreemer; R. P. Utojo; Soenartono Adisoemarto (1985). Kerbau, manfaatnya untuk rakyat Indonesia. Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia. p. 139. OCLC 18126135.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. R. M. G. Soegondo (1954). Ilmu bumi militer Indonesia: Volume 2. Pembimbing. p. 115. OCLC 499964564.
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