Carved kampilan
 

:eek: This is my last adquisition, to me is one of the best kampilan I have ever seen, very much work in this hilt. opinions are wellcome!!
I hope you enjoy the pictures!!
Best regards
Carlos

Hello Carlos,

what a beauty! :eek: Congrats to this very nice find. The stylized flower with the four leaves remember to a motif you can find on many items from the Moluccas. Look for example this shield from my collection.

Regards,

Detlef

wow! that's one heck of a catch! congrats, carlos! what is the hilt's material?

Congrats Carlos!
What a nice Kampilan. A real beauty with those carved decorations everywhere.
This must be a very old one imo...

Regards,
Maurice

Congratulations Carlos, What an absolutely superb piece!!! I've always wanted a Kampilan and now after looking at yours I REALLY want one. Could you please post the dimensions as they are always helpful for reference at later dates. Again my Congratulations on you scoring this great piece.

Robert

I´m very happy to read your answers. The measures are total length 38 in and the hilt is near 10 in.
Best regards
carlos

Very lovely. Beautiful carvings all the way around. Congrats.

W :eek: W!

What a piece and what carving! Congratulations!

Hi Carlos,

congrats that catch!

do you have any provenance of it ?

regards,

Arjan

His provenance is from a wall plaque with sevaral edged weapons, 2 lance, 1 kris and 2 kampilan. Unfortunalely I never seen the others weapons.
best regards
carlos

Seems like a hard wood, thanks
best regards
carlos

Hi Carlos,

Ok thanks but that plaque must have hung somewhere, europe or USA? Spain?
a specific house maybe ?
For very scarce items like this it should be enourmous if there was more info...

best regards,

Arjan

Spain, it was a wall plaque in a old house, the seller told me that he had seen the wall plaque all his life.
thanks
carlos

Lovely !
 

Certainly looks like a ceremonial piece that would be borne by a Datu's retainer .

This looks pretty old judging from the wormholes .

Carlos, wow, magnífico! :) Muchas gracias, for sharing the pics!

Thank you carlos! Does the previous owner has picture of the lances and kris that was with this kampilan? Just wondering if they were moro or indo...

Congrats, Carlos - that's gorgeous! Are you going to etch the blade?

BTW, looks Moro to me.

Regards,
Kai

Beautiful carving on there! Very nice. :)

MARAVILLOSO :) I'm happy for you dear Carlos :)

I have only this picture.

Thanks carlos.. reason i asked is, normally estate finds have this tendency to group what little collection they have, and most likely, it all belongs to the same country. going by that, the lance looks indonesian, hence the kampy could be indonesian (borneo) as well? :shrug:

[QUOTE=kai] Are you going to etch the blade?

Of course not, Spain has enough of destroying long wanted stuff today :D


Arjan

[QUOTE=mandaukudi]
Uff! sorry, I don´t read the post!! By the moment I don´t etch the blade, maybe in the future.
best regards
carlos