Palitai
| Palitai | |
|---|---|
Mentawai Islands) | |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Mentawai people, Siberut people |
| Specifications | |
| Length | approximately 30–100 cm (12–39 in) |
| Blade type | Double edged |
| Hilt type | Wood |
| Scabbard/sheath | Wood |
Palitai (or Palite, Parittei, Pattei) is the traditional knife of the
.Description
The Palitai has a straight and double edged blade. The handle is uniquely long, slim and curiously curved in shape.Mentawai islands. The blades were finished in the desired form on the spot. The total length may vary from .3 to 1 m (1 ft 0 in – 3 ft 3 in). The hilt of the Palitai is thin and long, at the blade still rather broad but becoming thinner to run long and elegantly into an almost sharp tip or decorated end. The hilt has a round thicker part just past half way. The Palitai is carried on the right, in the loin-cloth and may be part of the dowry.[3]
See also
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- Kujang
- Keris
References
- ^ Taiwan Sheng Li Bo Wu Guan (2009). Taiwan Sheng Li Bo Wu Guan Ban Nian Kan, Volume 60. The Museum.
- ISBN 0-486-13129-7.
- ISBN 90-5450-004-2.
Further reading
- George Cameron Stone; Donald J. LaRocca (January 1999), A Glossary Of The Construction, Decoration And Use Of Arms And Armor: In All Countries And In All Times, Courier Dover Publications (published 1999), p. 367, ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5
- Waldemar Stöhr; Willy Foy; Klaus Clausmeyer (1968), Ethnologica. Neue Folge: Band 1-4, Aurel Bongers, p. 84, ASIN B0039508FU
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