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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2015, 07:21 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 18,042
Posted By Bob A
I am a newcomer here, and gather only a glimpse...

I am a newcomer here, and gather only a glimpse of what I have missed from the tributes above. I am moved nevertheless, by this passing and others of my recent experience, to note, with sadness, the...
Forum: European Armoury 26th July 2015, 07:21 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 65,241
Posted By Bob A
I am a newcomer here, and gather only a glimpse...

I am a newcomer here, and gather only a glimpse of what I have missed from the tributes above. I am moved nevertheless, by this passing and others of my recent experience, to note, with sadness, the...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 6th July 2015, 11:40 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 19,282
Posted By Bob A
The rice beater reminded my wife of the paddle...

The rice beater reminded my wife of the paddle her grandmother used to scoop and scrape butter from the bowl it would have been separated in, and to shape it to fit into a container.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 4th July 2015, 06:54 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 12,465
Posted By Bob A
I've seen beaded edge trimming on Central Asian...

I've seen beaded edge trimming on Central Asian bags, sometimes attributed to the Belouch. The silver recalls some Afghan/Turkoman amulet cases, but it is only reminiscent, not identical. The fabric...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st May 2015, 06:58 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 22,617
Posted By Bob A
220 grams is a bit less than 8 ounces.

220 grams is a bit less than 8 ounces.
Forum: European Armoury 5th May 2015, 06:32 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 20,285
Posted By Bob A
Tortoiseshell has been used as a veneer over...

Tortoiseshell has been used as a veneer over wood, which is what this looks like to me. Nice touch of additional elegance for an already attractive dagger.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th March 2014, 01:23 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 54,902
Posted By Bob A
Groneman has been procured, and I regret to say I...

Groneman has been procured, and I regret to say I primarily look at the pictures. I'll read it eventually, no doubt.

Also, a site I visited had a reasonably extensive bibliography, and recommended...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 3rd March 2014, 06:47 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 54,902
Posted By Bob A
I had hoped that there might be a touchstone of...

I had hoped that there might be a touchstone of sorts in the way the Javanese themselves viewed the concept. Looks like we're all wandering about in the vastness of our separate sensibilities, then. ...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 27th February 2014, 07:06 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 54,902
Posted By Bob A
“ . . .the values of collectors of keris are of...

“ . . .the values of collectors of keris are of less than no importance to the Javanese, but the Javanese are of immense importance to collectors of keris.”

An elegant and pithy statement which...
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