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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2012, 08:55 AM
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Views: 5,058
Posted By VVV
We have discussed this kind of sword before. ...

We have discussed this kind of sword before.
Try to search for "fantasy sword".

Michael
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2012, 08:53 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,795
Posted By VVV
The metal disks aren't coins and I don't know the...

The metal disks aren't coins and I don't know the meaning of the markings or if the handle is always made of the same kind of ivory.
I see them now and then in large collections so I assume that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2012, 06:02 AM
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Posted By VVV
It's a scabbard for a Batak Tumbok Lada (found...

It's a scabbard for a Batak Tumbok Lada (found among Karo and Gayo).

Michael
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th June 2012, 01:33 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 18,299
Posted By VVV
Thanks David, Yes, it was a bit nostalgic to...

Thanks David,

Yes, it was a bit nostalgic to read this old thread again with comments from some forumites that unfortuanetly aren't active anymore.
I fully agree with your comments about...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th June 2012, 07:14 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 18,299
Posted By VVV
Getting closer to Midsummer here up North I woke...

Getting closer to Midsummer here up North I woke up much too early and spent some time on checking museum collections. On the site of American Museum of Natural History I found these two swords...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th June 2012, 09:58 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,678
Posted By VVV
Yes, it seems like the swords were influenced...

Yes, it seems like the swords were influenced from other cultures (maybe more European than Arab and Indian?) and the daggers and keris were indigenous.

Michael
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th June 2012, 11:55 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 9,833
Posted By VVV
Willem, yours (from Leiden) seems to be a Jambi...

Willem, yours (from Leiden) seems to be a Jambi variation of the Aceh peudeung, but with another hilt.

Michael

PS Here is the Aceh version with horn hilt.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th June 2012, 11:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,678
Posted By VVV
It seems like local variations of sabers with...

It seems like local variations of sabers with D-guards were popular in this region (see picture below and those in Leiden).
Otherwise the swords found in museums, like Leiden, are more from...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2012, 08:04 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 9,833
Posted By VVV
Yes, that is quite possible. Often you find a...

Yes, that is quite possible.
Often you find a bit odd weapons, and unusual variations that resemble swords from Aceh, coming from Jambi.

Michael
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th June 2012, 09:45 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 9,833
Posted By VVV
I think it's Sumatra, too, even if I don't...

I think it's Sumatra, too, even if I don't remember to have seen anything like it before.
If not Sumatra maybe Malaysia?

The hilt style and material resembles those of Aceh. The pins form an...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th June 2012, 08:33 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,723
Posted By VVV
Hi Detlef, Actually I haven't handled it for...

Hi Detlef,

Actually I haven't handled it for several years and now I am not sure were I put it. I remember I cleaned it and was disappointed about its weight and feeling. My other Flores swords...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th June 2012, 09:55 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,723
Posted By VVV
Here is what they look like if you buy them in...

Here is what they look like if you buy them in Indonesia nowadays.
I got mine in 2005 and I don't think it is much older...

But it's of course another matter if you hold it in your hand.
If you...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th June 2012, 09:13 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,723
Posted By VVV
OK Detlef, I will give it a try. I am a bit...

OK Detlef, I will give it a try.

I am a bit skeptical to it being 100 years based on those few (handful!) old ones I have seen all had much better blades. However, all the recent ones I have seen...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2012, 06:26 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 19,049
Posted By VVV
No, never. But I have this kris with five stars...

No, never. But I have this kris with five stars in a cross along its blade. It's also a (related?) motif I haven't seen on any other blade. Because of traveling, trade and pilgrimage odd motifs show...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st May 2012, 09:09 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 19,049
Posted By VVV
Nice catch Ron, I waited too long and then it...

Nice catch Ron,
I waited too long and then it was gone...

The cross is, as Jim mentioned, often used as a universal geometric pattern to symbolize the four cardinal directions.
On talismans,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st May 2012, 02:11 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 13,254
Posted By VVV
Thanks Nacho. Do you know the etymological...

Thanks Nacho.

Do you know the etymological background for those two sword terms?
Has, for instance, tenegre anything to do with Negros (just a wild guess)?

Michael
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th April 2012, 06:03 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 13,254
Posted By VVV
Thanks for the link, now I am confused? If Ron,...

Thanks for the link, now I am confused?
If Ron, Nacho or someone else from the Visayas please could explain the difference between the two terms?

Michael
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th April 2012, 05:17 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 13,254
Posted By VVV
Hi Detlef, I think your beauty is a Binangon...

Hi Detlef,

I think your beauty is a Binangon too (according to the classification in the good old days when we had more Visayan researchers here).
The hilt probably depicts Bakunawa (a local...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th April 2012, 04:35 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 13,254
Posted By VVV
Hi Detlef, You are correct in both your...

Hi Detlef,

You are correct in both your guesses ;)

Michael

PS But it did not go as high as I expected and I think it's a binangon, not a tenegre.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th April 2012, 09:23 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 21,963
Posted By VVV
He, he, he Actually mine is standing out of...

He, he, he

Actually mine is standing out of the scabbard, which is strongly U-shaped as
you can see.

Michael
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th April 2012, 06:13 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 21,963
Posted By VVV
The pesi looks strange so you better keep the...

The pesi looks strange so you better keep the hilt on.
What fascinated me about it was the four petal flower which I haven't seen before on this kind of hilt. My keris hilt has leaves but the hilts...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th March 2012, 12:21 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 13,587
Posted By VVV
Yes, Not all users were so strict with only...

Yes,

Not all users were so strict with only using weapons made by their own ethnic group. The grass is always greener...

Michael
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th March 2012, 12:17 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,616
Posted By VVV
Thanks for sharing! Although I have bought a...

Thanks for sharing!

Although I have bought a lot of "old iron" from Denmark nothing seems to come from this collection.

Michael
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd March 2012, 10:15 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 13,587
Posted By VVV
Thanks all, I don't plan to etch it because...

Thanks all,

I don't plan to etch it because I don't see any signs of anything to bring out from it.

Michael
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd March 2012, 03:46 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 13,587
Posted By VVV
A cross-cultural Borneo kris

One very nice mandau shorter I managed to trade this unique kris with a local collector.
The fittings seems to be Tausug, the blade Maranao and the motifs Dayak.

Michael
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