The Krai Silai (which means "great sword") or simply called Tanimbarese sword, is a sword originating from the Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia.[1] It is also called Lofu in Seram Island.[1]

In the past, the Krai Silai is used in a solemn single combat, in which people stood opposite each other, armed with a Krai Silai and separated by a bamboo fence at chest height. In ordinary circumstances, the old men simply wore their hair wound around their heads, futoe ngwine, held up by a court cloth, moselai, and secured with a comb.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Arafura Warrior Sword". Forensic Fashion. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ Archives internationales d'ethnographie. P.W.M. Trap. 1940. p. 28.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krai_Silai
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