Sword (Kalis or Sundang)
Cleveland Museum of Art

Sword (Kalis or Sundang)

before 1916

Blade: metal; grip: brass ferrule and silver wire; pommel: ivory
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

The <em>asang-asang</em> (fish gill) clamps at the blade’s base stabilize it while referencing the purifying quality attributed to fish gills.

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