Dua Lalan (meaning, "dual purpose" in
Toraja-Saʼdan language
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) is a sword originating from
Sulawesi
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,
Indonesia
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.
Description
The Dua Lalan has a straight, single-edged blade. The blade is just as wide at the hilt as it is at the rounded point. It has neither a central ridge nor a hollow grind. The hilt is generally made of wood or horn, has no guard, and is decorated with carvings or wrapped and decorated with metal wire or sheet metal. The sheaths are made of wood, have a small heel at the bottom, and are wrapped with rattan cords. The Dua Lalan is used in
Sulawesi
Sulawesi ( ), also known as Celebes ( ), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the List of islands by area, world's 11th-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Min ...
as a war and ceremonial sword, among other things, when sacrificing bulls.
See also
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Penai (sword)
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Moso (sword)
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Alamang
''Alamang'' (in Bugis language, sometimes ''Halamang'' or ''Lamang'') or Sonriʼ (in Makassarese language) is a sacred sword or cutlass of the Bugis and Makassarese people in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Description
A sword with a flattened, heavy an ...
References
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Weapons of Indonesia