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06 September 2009

Weapons

Sharing Cultural Memory

Contents - About the museum Siwalima - The Maluku Islands (Moluccas) - History of the "Spice Islands"                  * Early history                  * The Iberians                     * The Dutch                 * After Indonesian independence                 * The 1999-2003 Inter-communal Conflict - The current exhibitions - Virtual Museum - Bibliography

 

 

Weapons

 

 

 

	Sword and shield Northern Moluccas Size: 47.5 x 15 cm / 68 cm Collection: Museum Siwalima 1976 Museum Siwalima, Ambon Cat. no. 0429 / 0424 This sword was used in war as well as in ceremonies. It is also regarded as bride price of very high value.The shield is decorated with pieces of porcelain. In the past it was used as a protection during fights. Today it is still used at the war-dance "o hola". On Halmahera the people relate, that each white decoration on shields like this, symbolize the cutted head of an enemy.

 

 

 

 

 

Sword and sheath Wetar Size: 56.1 x 5 cm Collection: Museum Leiden 1910 Museum of Ethnology, Vienna Cat. no. 86496

 

 

 

 

 

Shield Ambon Size: 72,5 x 13 cm Collection: Svoboda (Ship Aurora) 1888 Museum of Ethnology, Vienna Cat. no. 29640

 

 

 

 

Shield Babar or Wetar Collection: van Gulik 1908 Size: 51 x 38 cm Museum of Ethnology, Vienna Cat. no. 83523

 

 

 

Shield Aru Island Size: 50 x 69 x 45 cm Collection: ESTE 1893 Museum of Ethnology, Vienna Cat. no. 106670

 

 

 

 

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