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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st June 2005, 05:33 PM
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Posted By Jan
I can see the beak (or is it a snout?), but I do...

I can see the beak (or is it a snout?), but I do not see a trunk - which now throws me off a little from the Ganesha theory as well ;) He/she/it is licking or chewing on something.
But what is it,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st May 2005, 04:34 PM
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Posted By Jan
And already back again. Checking up on the...

And already back again.
Checking up on the Ulrich "Kühm" title mentioned above, I found this library entry here in the online catalogue of the University of Hamburg:
"Inschriften und Verzierungen...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st May 2005, 04:12 PM
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Posted By Jan
Hello Fromhold, although I am way off my usual...

Hello Fromhold,
although I am way off my usual area of interest (Indonesia, that is) here, I might add a few comments on some of the German inscriptions quoted by wolviex above. Looking up the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2005, 02:52 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 13,614
Posted By Jan
And here it is.

And here it is.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th February 2005, 05:22 PM
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Views: 13,614
Posted By Jan
Hello, and sorry for coming in late on this one. ...

Hello, and sorry for coming in late on this one.

The picture shown by Pak Rasdan in the second posting of this thread looks VERY similar to a single metal keris handle that I purchased in Yogya...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th February 2005, 10:08 AM
Replies: 15
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Posted By Jan
Hello, the letters "HB IX" on the bag stand for...

Hello,
the letters "HB IX" on the bag stand for Hamengku Buwana IX, the former sultan of Yogyakarta. He was the traditional ruler of Yogyakarta from 1939 until his death in 1988. He is still very...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th January 2005, 08:39 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 19,586
Posted By Jan
The exact origin of the fittings confuses me a...

The exact origin of the fittings confuses me a bit - the sheath is a gayaman surakarta, but the handle looks Yogya style to me. Not really the most common combination. So at least one of these might...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th January 2005, 11:27 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,760
Posted By Jan
Hello, the wayang figure of the ukiran is...

Hello,
the wayang figure of the ukiran is Petruk, one of the punakawan (group of "mystical clowns" in the Javanese wayang purwa).

Pictures and descriptions of the usual gang of four:...
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