English: A plate showing weapons of Central Sumatra, from Midden-Sumatra. Reizen en onderzoekingen der Sumatra-expeditie, uitgerust door het Aardrijkskundig genootschap, 1877-1879, beschreven door de leden der expeditie, onder toezicht van Prof. P.J. Veth.

FIG. 1. Badije sitènggah, from Sirukam. A matchlock gun of Malay made, just like in the old days widely used. How much those guns have fallen in value since rifles have been brought within reach of the Malays, it can be seen that a badije sitènggah is now sold for ± f 6.

FIG. 2. Galah dauoen auoewe, from Soepajang. A lance that is dauoen auoewe after the bamboo species because it looks sharply like a leaf thereof. The handle of the lance is made of rötan. Where the blade sticks into the handle, it is for reinforcement and also as decoration tightly wound with a piece of deerskin. These lances are both war and hunting weapons.
FIG. 3. Galah bapiari, from Soepajang. The blade of this lance is arrow-shaped. The name "piari" it derives from the rear-facing points, which are, as it were, barbs. The common meaning of "piari" is "curved, curved". The attachment of the blade the rótan-steei takes place in the same way as in the previous lance. To the lance for To make throwing more suitable, a heavy iron ring is placed near the edge.
FIG. 4. Umban tali, from Soengei-Pagu. A sling, woven from rope, for throwing stones. Because of the faulty blow that is heard on the throw, the paumban tali also to chase game from the rice fields.
FIG. 5. Karijs pandjang, from Pasimpai. This long kris is a very common weapon in the XII Kótö and the Rantau-di-Baroew. She is worn on a band under the left arm that goes over the shoulder; For this method of carrying, see the photograph album n ° 76. The wooden sheath has silver fittings, the broad part or blade of the sheath is always either from a single piece of wood or, as with this keris, from a single piece of buffalo-horn, while the sheath itself consists of two halves. The hilt of the kris is made of buffalo horn and is bent in the plane of the blade, which is normal short kris, see fig. 6, is not the case.
FIG. 6. Karijs, from Soepajang. An ordinary short keris, with a hilt of kamunin wood and a blade made by a gunsmith at Soengei-Poea in Agam, the place in the Padangsche Bovenlanden where the best weapons are made. The in turn silver-mounted sheath is made of patai bilalang wood.
FIG. 7. Rèntjong, from Pasimpai. A knife with an ivory handle. To lay the surian wooden sheath two bands of woven rattan. The knife serves as a weapon as well as for domestic use. Since these knives are also used for engraving letters the rèntjong chooses his name from this.
FIG. 8. Pisau, from Soerulangun to the Rawas. A knife used as a weapon and for homework is used. It has a beautifully carved hilt of buffalo horns, as does the scabbard, silver fittings. Several shallow holes have been punched in the blade of the knife.
FIG. 9. Tjinangké, from Pasimpai. This model of saber is rarely used. The way of wearing gene is the same as of the karis pandjang; see fig. 5. The sheath of the tjinangké is made of surian wood and has two bands of woven rattan. The hilt of the sword is made of buffalo horn and provided with carving.
FIG. 10. Damaq, or juiïng, from Soepajang. The figure represents an arrow, like the Malays to hunt for their blowguns, soempitan. Even in wartime these are darts, but then the points are dipped in poison. The dart is made of saga anau, the hard fibers that surround the arn palm. There is a piece of it on the arrow the kernel of a "stimbarau" reed, around which a little when fired kapok is wrapped. The soempitan is usually + 2.5 M. long, has an opening of 13 mm. diameter and is made of boeluw kasóq, a bamboo species.
FIG. 11. Ladiïng boengkoewq. A machete with wooden handle. It is without sheath in the hand-carried and for cutting wood, cleaning the sawah dykes and used as a defense weapon. On the way through the wilderness, the Malay always has one ladiïng in hand, for cutting branches, lianas and rötan that divide the path to block, and also to be able to immediately defend oneself in a moment of danger.
FIG. 12. Ladiïng parambah. A machete with wooden handle. For use, etc., see Fig. 11. On PI. There are depictions of somewhat differently shaped, but of the same name machetes.

FIG. 13. Panggalah, from Soepajang. A spice horn made of buffalo horn and beautifully carved. A wooden stopper is placed on the wide opening, which serves to fill the horn. The narrow opening from which the herb is placed on the pan of the gun is closed by means of a horn feather.