PEDANG
Sword with double-edged blade inscribed with VOC monogram, A (Amsterdam),1746

Acquired in Jogjakarta, Indonesia

Handle: Silver

Sheath: Leather, wood, silver
63.5 cm
Private Collection (JL)
IDN: 62-1351-1194

In areas formerly controlled by the V.O.C., many of its sword blades were traded and mounted with indigenous hilts and scabbards by native peoples, and were sometimes worn until the 20th Century.