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Peranakan "pending" buckle

Belt buckle from West-Java, worn by Peranakan and wealthy Javanese women.

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Indonesian cockfighting spurs in box

Weapons not for man, but for an unfortunate rooster. Retired, in a hardwood box.

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Chin nicotine flask

A very rare flask used by Chin men of Burma for sipping nicotine water.

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Fine Peranakan belt buckle

This style was produced in Tangerang, just West of Batavia, now Jakarta.

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Southeast Asian sword club

This enigmatic hardwood club is modeled after a sword.

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Solomon Islands war club

With paddle-shaped blade associated with the Nggela Islands.

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Vietnamese crook handled cane

With a finely crafted silver handle with dragons and squirrels, mounted on a malacca cane.

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A rare kudi trantang

A rare variation of one of the rarest forms of Indonesian arms.

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Burmese sword carbine

A rare Burmese weapon combining a percussion carbine with a short sword.

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A Vietnamese Christian cross

Constructed out of dense hardwood and with fine mother-of-pearl inlays in the Vietnamese fashion.

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Maori taiaha war staff

Of the practical fighting type, made of a dense wood known as eroa.

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Dayak carved ceremonial paddle

A fine ceremonial paddle of the Ngaju Dayak of southern Borneo.

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Fine Burmese silver sword scabbard

It represents the best of Burmese silversmithing with repousse work in high relief.

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