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>Costume Studies

>>1872 Batak warrior

>>>swords

>>>>podang / duku

Subject: warrior chief

Culture: Batak

Setting: Dutch war, northern Sumatra late 19thc

Object: sword > piso podang / duku

* Tropenmuseum > Nederlands-Indië

"Podang Gevechtssabel naar Indiaas model. IJzer, hout, rotan.

Toba-Batak, Sumatra, Indonesië, midden 19de eeuw."