Alamang
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|name= Alamang
| image= COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Zwaard en een schede - Alamang RV-1926-747.png
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|caption= An Alamang from South Sulawesi, pre-1916.
|type= Sword
|is_bladed= Yes
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|used_by= Bugis people, Makassarese people
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|length= {{convert|74|cm|abbr=on}}
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|blade_type= Single edge, flat grind
|hilt_type= Wood, buffalo horn
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Alamang (in Bugis language, sometimes Halamang or Lamang){{cite book|author=Richard James Wilkinson|title=Classic Jawi-Malay-English Dictionary|year=1985|publisher=Penerbit Baharudinjoha|asin=B0000D7LO6}} or Sonriʼ (in Makassarese language) is a sacred sword or cutlass of the Bugis and Makassarese people in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Description
A sword with a flattened, heavy and deeply indented hilt. The blade's edge and back are straight and parallel. The back curves towards the edge at the point. The Alamang has a straight, plain scabbard with sometimes a small foot. The scabbard's mouth is somewhat broadened.{{cite book|author=Albert G Van Zonneveld|title=Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago|year=2002|publisher=Koninklyk Instituut Voor Taal Land|isbn=90-5450-004-2}}
Cultural
The Alamang is a symbol of sovereignty, prosperity, and dignity of a kingdom. It is said that in the past the king would not leave his kingdom without his Alamang. As it is considered as the greatness of the kingdom, certainly the Alamang is very exclusive. Nobody including the empu (Kris maker) or blacksmith that have sworn, are allowed to make copies the Alamang for it is the weapon of the king. Those who failed to abide by this law were executed.{{cite web |url=http://anneahira.com/senjata-tradisional.htm |title=Senjata Tradisional Nusantara |publisher= |accessdate=20 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621040043/http://www.anneahira.com/senjata-tradisional.htm |archive-date=21 June 2014 |url-status=usurped }}
See also
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References
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Further reading
- {{Cite book
| last = Stone
| first = George Cameron
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|author2=Donald J. LaRocca
| year = 1999
| publisher = Courier Dover Publications
| location =
| isbn= 978-0-486-40726-5
}}
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Category:Southeast Asian swords
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