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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 23rd October 2017, 10:45 AM
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Views: 9,990
Posted By Athanase
Maybe Nepal?

Maybe Nepal?
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 16th October 2017, 01:23 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 17,414
Posted By Athanase
Maybe Timor? :confused: For me is not very...

Maybe Timor? :confused:
For me is not very old (1700 - Today)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th October 2017, 05:16 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 9,756
Posted By Athanase
North Borneo Parang

Hello,

I'm not sure of the origin of this parang.
This parang seems to be a utilitarian object (a working machete) and not a weapon.
I have no idea of his age but it seems to be quite old.
The...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th October 2017, 09:11 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,704
Posted By Athanase
Hello, I have a very similar saber, also...

Hello,

I have a very similar saber, also without scabbard.
The handle is in horn, covered with silver embossed and gilded, and a base in coper alloy (Suassa?). The blade, flexible, is made of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th September 2017, 11:08 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 31,447
Posted By Athanase
Thanks for this topic. Here is a "tombak" of...

Thanks for this topic.
Here is a "tombak" of the 1990s that I bought a few years ago.
I thought it totally fanciful and intended only for tourists but thanks to this conversation I discovered that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th August 2017, 02:56 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 28,095
Posted By Athanase
For comparison here are pictures of my The...

For comparison here are pictures of my
The copper coins on the Kabeala are dated 1945
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th August 2017, 02:44 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 28,095
Posted By Athanase
Hello, I have only 2 knive and one Kabeala, all...

Hello,
I have only 2 knive and one Kabeala, all are recent (between 1945 and 1990) and all in Bondokodi style. But they are never cut-out on the backside of scabbard mouth.
But I noticed that this...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 8th August 2017, 09:30 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,010
Posted By Athanase
Thank you Seerp Visser! ;) :) Even...

Thank you Seerp Visser! ;) :)




Even I who am still far from being a specialist I could correct very numerous errors and bring precision.
There is in reserve widely of which to go up a...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 7th August 2017, 03:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,010
Posted By Athanase
Sorry, but the links on the forum are not the...

Sorry, but the links on the forum are not the links I copied / pasted.
It bugged somewhere.
I will put the right link back, but it will have to copy collet manually, and the normally it should be...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 7th August 2017, 02:54 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,010
Posted By Athanase
Keris and Indonésian weapons of the Branly Museum (Paris)

Hello,
Here is a link that will interest some of you.
These are the collections of the Musée Branly in Paris. This rich ethnographic museum shows one or two Indonesian weapons in showcase while...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th August 2017, 09:42 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 18,357
Posted By Athanase
The handle on yours and the other one you missed...

The handle on yours and the other one you missed show Makara, not a tiger

Ok,
In my head I understood that the makara was only an animal with a more protruding mouth and trunk with a more...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th August 2017, 10:22 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 18,357
Posted By Athanase
more details :

more details :
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th August 2017, 10:21 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 18,357
Posted By Athanase
The "tiger"" Gobang :

The "tiger"" Gobang :
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th August 2017, 09:54 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 18,357
Posted By Athanase
I saw a month ago in an antique shop a slightly...

I saw a month ago in an antique shop a slightly shorter example with a blade engraved finer but without date.
The scabbard was slightly different. The two extremities were of buffalo horn, and the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th August 2017, 02:54 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 18,357
Posted By Athanase
Nice Sundanese Parang/Golok for comments

Hello,

I recently caught that pretty short parang that I suppose came from northwestern Java. The blade is not very sharp and is entirely covered with floral engravings.
At the base of the blade...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th August 2017, 01:52 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 8,346
Posted By Athanase
I looked at the 2-3 places where it has all the...

I looked at the 2-3 places where it has all the small breaks and it has a lighter color with fibers that look much more like wood than horn.
The handle is not translucent to the light as with horn.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th August 2017, 01:02 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 8,346
Posted By Athanase
Wood

Wood
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th August 2017, 11:09 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 8,346
Posted By Athanase
Thank you very much Gustav for your very...

Thank you very much Gustav for your very informative answer. :)
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th July 2017, 07:35 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 8,346
Posted By Athanase
the second keris :

the second keris :
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th July 2017, 07:34 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 8,346
Posted By Athanase
Origine of 2 Bugis kriss with nice carved hilt.

Hello,

Here is a very recent find: 2 Keris Bugis with very pretty carved hilt.

One of the Keris has a straight blade (but a bit thinner than the other blade I have of this type). The wood of...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th July 2017, 06:57 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 37,768
Posted By Athanase
Some pictures taken quickly, but it's difficult...

Some pictures taken quickly, but it's difficult to take nice pictures because all my windows are north (with a tree in front), and with the photoflash it's too bright and blurry. :(
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th July 2017, 09:42 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,212
Posted By Athanase
Ok, thank you. :)

Ok, thank you. :)
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 17th July 2017, 09:40 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 37,768
Posted By Athanase
Thank you everyone for your comment. For the...

Thank you everyone for your comment.
For the strong curves I can't comment because it is the only one of my Kriss with a blade like this one. :shrug:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th July 2017, 06:54 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,212
Posted By Athanase
Lombok long-knife or short pedang?

Hello

I had seen for a long time on the internet or at the antique shops this style of lombok handle but never fixed on their blade. I'm glad I finally managed to find a complete set.
The sheath...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 16th July 2017, 05:53 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 37,768
Posted By Athanase
Hello, After 2 days of effort (1 to remove the...

Hello,
After 2 days of effort (1 to remove the handle and the "selut" securely attached by mastic and "resin"? and 1 to re-drill the handle partially obstructed by glue / resin). Here is the Keris...
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