Salukat
Appearance
Salukat | |
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![]() A Salukat, pre-1883. | |
Type | Quiver |
Place of origin | Indonesia(Mentawai Islands) |
Service history | |
Used by | Mentawai people,Sakuddei |
SalukatorSaloekatis a traditional quiver of theMentawai peopleoriginating from theMentawai Islands,Indonesia.
Description
[edit]The Salukat is a quiver made of a long segment of bamboo with a partition at the lower part and a long sharp protrusion at the tip.[1]The arrow used are notfletched.In some cases thenockwas provided by whipping two slivers of wood on opposite sides of the tail end of the shaft in such a way that they projected a short distance beyond it. TheMentawai peoplegenerally put poison on the tips of their arrows, using a mixture ofomai(Antiaris toxicaria),lombok(Capsicum annisum),tuba(Derris elliptica) andbaglai(Alpinia galanga). The arrow is known asloguiand the anterior section of the foreshaft alone asbakulu.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Albert G Van Zonneveld (2002).Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago.Koninklyk Instituut Voor Taal Land.ISBN90-5450-004-2.
- ^Russell Jones (1959).Journal of The Malayan Branch Royal Asiatic Society.Royal Asiatic Society, Singapore.ASINB00ATRX786.
External links
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