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Ladieng
The Ladieng (also known as Klewang-Ladieng, Ladeng, Ladeeng, Roedoes Lentik, Rudus Lenti, Sonagang-Klewang) is a sword from Sumatra, Indonesia. It is also commonly known as Parang Lading in Malaysia. It is originally thought to be an agricultural tool used for cutting brushwood and grass, that has made its way into Malay martial arts, Silat and as a weapon. Unfortunately it is too a convenient weapon of offence by gang robbers. Description The Ladieng has a slightly curved, single-edged blade. The blade widens from the hilt to the tip. It is slightly curved, has neither a central ridge nor a hollow ground and is rounded in place. Many of the blades were made from Damascus steel. The lines in the steel are called ''kuree'' by the Acehnese people and ''kure'' by the Gayo people and Alas people. The hilt has no guard, is made of wood and decorated with traditional carvings. The Ladieng is available in various versions, which differ in blade and handle shape. In Aceh it is called ''L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klewang
The klewang or kelewang is a category of traditional single-edged sword that can be found throughout the Malay Archipelago. Usually it is shorter than a ''pedang'' (sword) but longer than a '' golok'' (machete). There are straight bladed types, but most are curved. History During the Aceh War the Acehnese klewang proved very effective in close quarters combat against the sabre-wielding Dutch troops and the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army. Mobile troops armed with carbines and klewang succeeded in suppressing Aceh resistance where traditional infantry with rifle and bayonet had failed. The Dutch klewang was developed at the end of the 19th century, because firearms and also traditional swords were not always reliable at that time, especially in the jungle. 'A klewang in the right-hand fist never refuses', it was said. From 1898 until the 1960s the Royal Dutch East Indies Army, Royal Dutch Army, Royal Dutch Navy and Dutch police used the militarised version of the klewan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aceh
Aceh ( , ; , Jawi script, Jawoë: ; Van Ophuijsen Spelling System, Old Spelling: ''Atjeh'') is the westernmost Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is located on the northern end of Sumatra island, with Banda Aceh being its capital and largest city. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west, Strait of Malacca to the northeast, as well bordering the province of North Sumatra to the east, its sole land border, and shares maritime borders with Malaysia and Thailand to the east, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India to the north. Granted a special Autonomous administrative division, autonomous status, Aceh is a religiously Religious conservatism, conservative territory, with the majority of the population being Muslim and the only Indonesian province practicing Islamic Sharia law officially. There are ten indigenous ethnic groups in this region, the largest being the Acehnese people, accounting for approximately 70% of the region's population of about 5.55 mill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea, Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state and the List of countries and dependencies by area, 14th-largest country by area, at . With over 280 million people, Indonesia is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fourth-most-populous country and the most populous Islam by country, Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's List of islands by population, most populous island, is home to more than half of the country's population. Indonesia operates as a Presidential system, presidential republic with an elected People's Consultative Assembly, legislature and consists of Provinces of Indonesia, 38 provinces, nine of which have Autonomous administrative divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Sumatra
North Sumatra () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan on the east coast of the island. It borders Aceh to the northwest, Riau to the southeast, West Sumatra to the south, the Indian Ocean to the west, and the Strait of Malacca (with a maritime border with Malaysia) to the east. With a 2020 population around 14.8 million and a mid-2024 estimate around 15.6 million, North Sumatra is Indonesia's fourth most populous province and the most populous province outside of Java, Java Island. At , North Sumatra is the third-largest province in area on the island of Sumatra behind South Sumatra and Riau. Major ethnic groups include the Malay Indonesian, Malay, native to the east coast; several Batak groups, indigenous to the west coast and central highlands; the Nias people of Nias, Nias Island and its surrounding islets; and Chinese Indonesian, Chinese, Javanese people, Javanese, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parang (knife)
The parang () is a type of knife used across the Malay Archipelago. Design Typical vegetation in Southeast Asia is more woody than in South America, and the parang is therefore optimized for a stronger chopping action with a heavier blade and a " sweet spot" further forward of the handle, in comparison to a South American machete; the blade is also beveled more obtusely to prevent it from binding in the cut. This is the same rationale and (in practical terms) the same design as the Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...n golok and very similar to the Filipino bolo. The parang blade ranges from in length. The parang has a weight of up to and the edge typically uses a convex grind. The parang has three different edges: the front is very sharp and used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acehnese People
The Acehnese (, ), also written as Atjehnese and Achinese, are an indigenous ethnic group native to Aceh, a province on the northernmost tip of the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. The area has a history of political struggle against the Dutch East Indies, Dutch colonial rule. The vast majority of Acehnese people are Muslims. The Acehnese people are also referred to by other names such as Lam Muri, Lambri, Akhir, Achin, Asji, A-tse and Atse. Their language, Acehnese language, Acehnese, belongs to the Aceh–Chamic languages, Aceh–Chamic group of Malayo-Polynesian languages, Malayo-Polynesian of the Austronesian languages, Austronesian language family. The Acehnese were, for a time, partially Hinduised, as evident from their traditions and the many Sanskrit words in their language. Trade with the Islamic world resulted in the Islamization of the population and gradually displaced older religions practiced by the Acehnese. As a result, the Acehnese have been Muslims for many cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayo People
The Gayo people are an Austronesian people, Austronesian ethnic group living in the Highland (landform), highlands (primarily Gayo Lues Regency, Gayo Lues) of Aceh Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. The Gayo tribe has a population of 336,856 and they live predominantly in the mountains. Most Gayo live in three Regency (Indonesia), regencies in Aceh namely Bener Meriah Regency, Bener Meriah, Central Aceh Regency, Central Aceh, and Gayo Lues Regency, Gayo Lues. Some of them live in several Districts of Indonesia, districts in other regencies, such as Serbejadi, Serbejadi District, Simpang Jernih, Simpang Jernih District, and Peunaron, Peunaron District in East Aceh Regency and Beutong, Beutong District in Nagan Raya, Nagan Raya Regency. Other than that, the Gayo population also covers Southeast Aceh Regency and Aceh Tamiang Regency. Their homeland lies in the Barisan Mountains which has elevations of over 12,000 feet and extends more than one thousand miles. The Gayo language, Gayonese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alas People
The Alas people is an indigenous ethnic group from Southeast Aceh Regency, Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. The Alas are found in the Gunung Leuser, Ketambe, and Alas River areas. Society The Alas (''ukhang Alas'' or ''kalak Alas'') are an agrarian people, who cultivate rice on irrigated fields, but some grow cash crops in gardens. Freshwater fishing in Alas River or brooks used to be indispensable as a source of animal protein, while raising fish in ponds is becoming important. Between the 15th and 17th centuries, they converted to Islam, The Alas society is a patrilineal descent society; each belongs to one exogamous clan. Sometimes an Alas village (''kute'') consists of a single clan, while several clans could frequently be observed in one village. As Alas clan names suggest, the Alas people have composite origins. Van Daalen's Alas, Batak and Gayo campaign At the final stage of the Aceh War in 1904, Gotfried Coenraad Ernst van Daalen started on his campaign to Gayo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silat
Silat is the collective term for a class of martial arts from the Nusantara and surrounding geocultural areas of Southeast Asia. It is traditionally practised in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Southern Thailand, Southern Philippines and Southern Vietnam. There are hundreds of different styles (''aliran'') and schools (''perguruan'') which tend to focus either on strikes, joint manipulation, weaponry, or some combination thereof. The word ''silat'' is used by Malay speakers throughout Southeast Asia, but it is officially called ''pencak silat'' in Indonesia. The term ''pencak silat'' has been adopted globally in reference to professional competitive silat for sport, similar to the Chinese word ''wushu''. Regional dialect names include ''penca'' (West Java), ''dika'' or ''padik'' (Thailand), ''silek'' (the Minangkabau pronunciation of silat), ''main-po'' or ''maen po'' (in the lower speech of Sundanese), and ''gayong'' or ''gayung'' (used in parts of Malaysia a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Co Jang
The Cot Jang (also known as ''Gliwang'', ''Tjot Jang'', ''Klewang Cok Jang'', ''Klewang Tjok Jang'', ''Klewang Tjok Jang'', ''Tjo Jang'', ''Tjok Ilang'', ''Tjok Jang'', ''Tioq Jang'' or ''Tjot Jang'') is a sword from Aceh and North Sumatra, Indonesia. Description The Cot Jang has a slightly curved single-edged blade. The blade widens from the hilt to the tip. The back of the blade is straight and rounded towards the cutting edge. The hilt has no guard and is made of wood or horn. The pommel is shaped like a horse's hoof, notched and slightly curved. There are no typical sheath for this type. Wrapped palm leaves or a kind of goat skin quiver are probably used for storage and protection. The Cot Jang's blades are often made from very fine, bright and thin-layered Pamor steel (similar to Damascus steel Damascus steel (Arabic: فولاذ دمشقي) refers to the high-carbon crucible steel of the blades of historical swords forged using the wootz process in the Near East, characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudus
A Rudus is a sword or cutlass associated with the Malay culture of Sumatra. Together with the ''pemandap'', the rudus is among the largest swords of Malay people. Rudus is also a symbol of certain Malay state in the Island, e.g. the Province of Bengkulu in Sumatra, Indonesia. Description The rudus is associated with the Islamic Malay culture. It is found to be more common in Sumatra than in the Malay peninsula. Together with the pemandap, the rudus is considered to be a symbol of the Sumatran Malay culture. The Acehnese people and the Malay of Bengkulu are recorded to have the rudus as their cultural identity. Rudus is also found in the Malay Banjar people of South Kalimantan, where it was an official traditional weapon of the province of South Kalimantan, together with the kuduk. In the Islamic period of Indonesia, the island of Sumatra was divided into multiple small sultanates that were at war with each other. The province of Bengkulu in South Sumatra alone had many sultanat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
