Antique iron betel cutter in form of a horse with openwork mane, Madura, IndonesiaHorse-shaped cutters were popular in Bali, Java, Madura and Sumatra.
The horse with an openwork mane is a common form of Madura cutter (source below with a very similar piece on page 103, no. 134)
Surface with engraved decoration. No sheaths. 19th century.
condition: old wear, all signs of use over a long period. The tip of the mane probably broken and lost.
length: 205 mm / 8.07 in
weight: 177 g
reference: Henry Brownrigg, Betel Cutters from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Thames and Hudson, London 1992
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