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A beautiful and rare  knife which I obtained from a travelling salesman who is a "orang" Alor (Flores). He told me that this sword was from his grandfather. This sword has a wooden hilt with no ferrule and the goat hairs on top are missing. He is coming from the South of Alor, situated North of the island Timor from the village Musap

The blade is mono steal so I think that the sword is pre 19th century. The original handle and sheath have a nice patination. The decoration on the handle is traditional and has a beautiful presence and quite similar with others I have found as reference. The carving on the picture is, compared with the ones I am familiar with, more refined and mystical.

Most of the blades found on Alor or the surrounding islands came there by trade. The bunch of these blades, and especially the more older ones, were made on Solor and traded everywhere (a.o. by the VOC). That is why you find on these islands always so many swords with blades in the same shape. The blades of the swords within the region are made by Muslims so the inscriptions / engravings on the blade (see last photo for details) are likely a Muslim motive, the symbol of the Paradise Rivers flowing into the four cardinal directions. It appears often in the Muslim world on objects of utility.

The scabbard, also looks very traditional the mouthpiece on the picture is broader than its height: rectangular, while we normally see, with no exception, that this piece is square. The foot is traditionally in the shape of something that looks somewhat like a 'fat comma'  projecting to the edgeside.

These swords are represented in collections (private as well as musea). Quite a few seem to be in "tribal art" collections and also most weapon collectors will only have one example of this type sword from the island of Alor. IoW a very rare piece but at the same time well preserved and beautiful decorated.

The following specs:

Blade length : 60cm
Handle length: 19cm
Weight: 861grams
Sheath length: 71cm
Total length: 89cm

A true beautiful piece of a rare Alor Klewang with no restorations / repairs and fully original which is slightly worn but an interesting blade. The blade has traces of wear and  the hilt and blade decorations are of high quality.

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Mid 19th century - Steel, Wood (Teak) - Good condition

Klewang Alor - orang Alor (Flores) - Indonesia

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