Sword

Note: The following text is taken from a 19th-century collection catalog and, in its language and perspective, partially reflects colonial thought patterns. We present the text in its original version to make the collection's history transparent and promote a critical examination of the colonial legacy. Certain terms and formulations may be perceived as problematic today. A 2009 research project concluded that most descriptions are factually correct and still usable; only a few details were found to be inaccurate or incorrect. The results of this project were published in the following collection catalog: khm-wmw-tm-library.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1457155265"104. Sword - "Golog".A  sabre-like one-edged weapon which is different from the often mentioned kalewangs because of its non-tapered, narrow, sabre-like blade. The blade is smooth, not damascened, the sheath of wood decorated with richly chased silver rings and silver fittings. The hilt is also like a sabre, of handsomely carved black buffalo horn which represents the head of a Hindu."Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 22-23). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller