This sword of the Toba Batak people, also known as Piso Gading is 19C. The slightly up-swept blade is 18 inches long. The handle is antler. Wood scabbard bound with braided rattan bands, ending with a black horn tip sharply up swept. Total length 28 inches. Very good condition. Very good age patina on the handle and the blade. For similar swords see also: Albert G. Van Zonneveld Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago Fig 421 P. 107, and Achim Sibeth The Batak- Peoples of the Island of Sumatra Fig 212 P. 163. A rare piece.