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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."
​"Podang  Indian model based combat sword.  Iron, wood, cane.
Toba-Batak, Sumatra, Indonesia, mid-19th century." ...