Pisuwe

Pisuwe
Pisuwe
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 femur or Cassowary bone

Pisuwe is a dagger from the island of New Guinea. Ndam pisuwe^[1] or Ndam 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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Eric Kjellgren (2007). Oceania: Art of the Pacific Islands in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 32. ISBN 978-15-883-9238-1.
^ ^a ^b Tobias Schneebaum (1985). Asmat Images from the Collection of the Asmat Museum of Culture and Progress: Text, Photographs, and Drawings. The Museum. p. 197. ISBN 09-187-2859-2.
^ Muhammad Husni & Tiarma Rita Siregar (2000). Perhiasan Tradisional Indonesia. Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan. p. 40. OCLC 47893714.

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[O32-1] Eric Kjellgren (2007). Oceania: Art of the Pacific Islands in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 32. ISBN 978-15-883-9238-1.

[AIFTCOTAMOCAP197-2] Tobias Schneebaum (1985). Asmat Images from the Collection of the Asmat Museum of Culture and Progress: Text, Photographs, and Drawings. The Museum. p. 197. ISBN 09-187-2859-2.

[3] Muhammad Husni & Tiarma Rita Siregar (2000). Perhiasan Tradisional Indonesia. Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan. p. 40. OCLC 47893714.

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