Saturday, June 25, 2022
LOT #191

Southeast Asian Knife Assortment

(6) Indonesian and Malaysian variations of goluk and parang knives, all single-edged including straight, curved and forward-angled leaf shaped blades; all having carved wood handles and sheaths with adornments with a goluk having plain scabbard with incised motif on both sides of blade

Estimate: $200 - $400

Hammer Price: $250

Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Dimensions: Width: 1 3/8 inches, Length: 19 1/4 inches (forward-angled leaf blade goluk, unsheathed (longest))

Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use; mostly light to moderate oxidation on blades; some wear to handles and sheaths including loose decorative lashings and goluk having loose metal hand guard

Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

Shipping: Quote Shipping

Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)

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