Krai Silai
Sword
Krai Silai | |
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![]() A Krai Silai sword from Tanimbar Islands | |
Type | Sword |
Place of origin | Indonesia (Tanimbar Islands) |
Service history | |
Used by | Tanimbarese people |
Specifications | |
Length | approximately 63 cm (25 in) blade |
Blade type | Single edge |
Hilt type | Wood, bone |
Scabbard/sheath | Wood |
The Krai Silai (which means "great sword") or simply called Tanimbarese sword, is a sword originating from the Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia.[1] It is also called Lofu in Seram Island.[1]
In the past, the Krai Silai is used in a solemn single combat, in which people stood opposite each other, armed with a Krai Silai and separated by a bamboo fence at chest height. In ordinary circumstances, the old men simply wore their hair wound around their heads, futoe ngwine, held up by a court cloth, moselai, and secured with a comb.[2]
See also
- Belida (sword)
- Hemola
- Moso (sword)
- Rugi (sword)
References
- ^ a b "Arafura Warrior Sword". Forensic Fashion. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ Archives internationales d'ethnographie. P.W.M. Trap. 1940. p. 28.
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