Pisuwe | |
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Type | Dagger |
Place of origin | New Guinea: Indonesia (South Papua) |
Service history | |
Used by | Asmat people |
Specifications | |
Length | c. 13.25 in (337 mm) |
Blade type | Spike |
Hilt type | Human femurorCassowary bone |
Pisuwe is a dagger from the island of New Guinea. Ndam pisuwe[1]orNdam emak pisuwe are those that are made with human femur bone and Pi pisuwe are for those that are made with Cassowary bone.[2] Prior to the colonization of the Dutch in the 1950s, these daggers are carried by the Asmat people[1] and they are used only in ritual killings.[2] These daggers are usually embellished with Cassowary feathers at the pommel and decorated with carved in artworks depicting humans and animals.[1] Asmat men would wear this dagger as part of their traditional attire during customary ceremonies by girding it on the side of their waist.[3]
Indonesian traditional weapons, armors, and premodern gunpowder-based weapons
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