Parang latok
A curious slashing weapon from northern Borneo.Silver hilted keris coteng
A textbook example of this rare and early type of keris.Sumpitan
Malay name for the Dayak blowgun.Lila / lilla
Indonesian word for a swivel cannon.Padri gun
Padri gun is the name of a Malay matchlock.Satingar
Malay word for their matchlock musket.Gutta-percha
A natural latex made from the sap of the Palaquium gutta tree.Keris
Thrusting dagger of the Malay archipelago, often with an undulating blade.Steel and Magic in Solingen
Earlier this month I was at the opening of the exhibit "Steel and Magic.