Penai (sword)

Penai
Penai
	A Penai sword from Gorontalo, North Sulawesi, circa 18th–19th century.
Type	Klewang sword
Place of origin	Indonesia (Sulawesi)
Service history
Used by	Pamona people, Torajan people
Specifications
Length	approximately 60 cm (24 in)
Blade type	Single edge, convex grind
Hilt type	Buffalo horn
Scabbard/sheath	Wood

Penai is a machete-like sword found in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Traditionally, it is used for both war and agricultural tools.^[1] It is used by the Bare'e speaking Torajan people^[2] and Pamona people.^[3]

Description

Its blade broadens somewhat towards the end and slightly curves upwards at the tip with its edge longer than the back of the blade.^[4] The hilt is made from buffalo horns^[5] and decorated with carvings.^[4] The scabbard is made of thick wood, and it has two holes on it for girding to the user's waist.^[6]

References

^ Masykuri & Sutrisno Kutoyo (1985). "Proyek Inventarisasi dan Dokumentasi Kebudayaan Daerah (Indonesia)". Sejarah pengaruh Pelita terhadap kehidupan masyarakat pedesaan di daerah Sulawesi Tengah. Proyek Inventarisasi dan Dokumentasi Kebudayaan Daerah, Direktorat Sejarah dan Nilai Tradisional, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan. pp. 31 & 52. OCLC 15370773.
^ Claas Spat; David Gerhard Stibbe; Frans Johan Wilhelm Henri Sandbergen; J. Stroomberg; Jozlas Paulus; Simon de Graaff, eds. (1917). Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch-Indië: Part 4. M. Nijhoff. p. 675. OCLC 3238668.
^ Ahmad Ubbe; M. Irwan Zulfikar (Andi.); Dray Vibrianto Senewe (2011). Pamor dan landasan spiritual senjata pusaka Bugis. Gramedia Pustaka Utama. p. 28-34. ISBN 978-97-922-7729-6.
^ ^a ^b Albert G Van Zonneveld (2002). Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago. Koninklyk Instituut Voor Taal Land. p. 104. ISBN 90-5450-004-2.
^ J. Kreemer; R. P. Utojo; Soenartono Adisoemarto (1985). Kerbau, manfaatnya untuk rakyat Indonesia. Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia. p. 139. OCLC 18126135.
^ R. M. G. Soegondo (1954). Ilmu bumi militer Indonesia: Volume 2. Pembimbing. p. 115. OCLC 499964564.