Author(s)
Peter Dekker
First published
28 August 2022
Last updated
28 August 2022
Language: South Nias
Source: Schröder, 1917
Description
Bekha is the name of a small monkey like figure that often appears on the backs of sword hilts, mainly those of the belato swords of South Nias.1
The Nias bekhu as depicted on a South Nias belato sword hilt.
The Nias bekhu as depicted on a South Nias telögu sword hilt.
Bekhu on three South Nias sword hilts.
Notes
1. Engelbertus Eliza Willem Gerards Schröder; Nias. Ethnographische, geographische en historische aanteekeningen en studiën. Brill, Leiden. 1917. Page 109.
