Subject: warrior chief
Culture: Batak
Setting: Dutch war, northern Sumatra late 19thc
Object: piso podang / duku sword
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." ...
