Subject: warrior chief
Culture: Batak
Setting: Dutch war, northern Sumatra late 19thc
Object: piso podang / duku sword
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Toba-Batak, Sumatra, Indonesië, midden 19de eeuw."
"Podang Indian model based combat sword. Iron, wood, cane.
Toba-Batak, Sumatra, Indonesia, mid-19th century." ...
