RENCONG / ivory & gold
(WITH PROVENANCE: DEPICTED IN A BOOK WITH PHOTO)
Item #W0166
A rare rencong from Aceh, ivory Meucangge type with golden fittings.
Total length: 44,5 cm
Hilt:
Rare ivory hulu meucangge type, with gold fitting and crown.
The cylindrical extention is covered with a casing of embellished gold and remnants of green enamel (4,5 cm long and 1,7 cm wide at the tip).
Scabbard:
Wooden scabbard in very good condition (length: 30,5 cm) / silver band / beautifull decorations - carvings.
Blade: Strong thick laminated "labeled" blade (see photos).
Condition:
Good quality, as seen on photos.
Provenance:
"Christensen (E.A.), see Hoffmeyer (Ada Bruhn), Gammelt Jern; Jacobsen (H.), "Etnografiske vaaben".
Depicted the third item from the left.
