GOBANG

Gobang, Preanger area, Java, early 1800's.

Total length: 69 cm.

Hilt:

Dark horn handle / 16,5 cm long.

Blade:

Laminated blade / 47 cm long / 9 mm thick at the base.

Scabbard: Wood, wrapped in rattan / original horn mouth- and endpiece / 52 cm long

Provenance:  Bringback in the early 20th century by a Dutch East-Indies seafarer / directly obtained from a family member (inheritance).