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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th June 2014, 08:45 PM
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Posted By Loedjoe
Dear Ganjawulung Wonderful that you have two...

Dear Ganjawulung

Wonderful that you have two examples of this rare type; I particularly like the "hulu lunkee rusa" one in Van Zonneveld.

Best wishes, Loedjoe
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th June 2014, 10:08 AM
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Posted By Loedjoe
Dear ganjawulung Many thanks for your...

Dear ganjawulung

Many thanks for your response. Let us know when you are able to give details of the book - it sounds as though it will be of great interest, and I would also like to add it to my...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 8th June 2014, 12:47 PM
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Posted By Loedjoe
I was very interested to see references to a...

I was very interested to see references to a forthcoming book on Lampung keris. Could you give us the author's name, and the title of the book, so that we can look out for it when it is published,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd April 2014, 10:29 AM
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Views: 12,128
Posted By Loedjoe
Thank you very much, Kai, for your kind words,...

Thank you very much, Kai, for your kind words, and very helpful reply to my queries - much appreciated.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st April 2014, 04:13 PM
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Views: 12,128
Posted By Loedjoe
Gayo? sikin panjang with talismans in etched raised relief

I was recently lucky enough to get what seems to me to be a rather interesting sikin panjang at Auctions Imperial (my thanks to Anne and colleagues there for their help).
It has a number of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th April 2014, 04:35 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 18,307
Posted By Loedjoe
Indeed an outstanding barong, which I was sorry...

Indeed an outstanding barong, which I was sorry to see as 'sold' on Gavin's website Swords and Antique Weapons a few days ago, but congratulations to CharlesS for securing it (and to Gavin for...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th March 2014, 12:07 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 14,678
Posted By Loedjoe
Two wonderful examples of this type - thank you...

Two wonderful examples of this type - thank you for sharing.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th February 2014, 02:47 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,587
Posted By Loedjoe
Thank you both very much for this interesting and...

Thank you both very much for this interesting and helpful information. Geometrical designs are notoriously difficult to 'read'. Thank you.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 17th February 2014, 12:28 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,587
Posted By Loedjoe
Arabic? inscription on a keris hilt

There was such a quick and completely satisfying response from AhmedH to my request for a translation of an inscription on a sikin, that I now send this in the hopes of similar help. (These are the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th February 2014, 03:18 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,647
Posted By Loedjoe
Very many thanks, Ahmed Helal Hussein, I could...

Very many thanks, Ahmed Helal Hussein, I could not have asked for a better response - you have included everything I wanted to know. Thank you too for the offer to accept requests for translations...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th February 2014, 01:05 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,647
Posted By Loedjoe
I have seen these called Peudeueng panjang, and...

I have seen these called Peudeueng panjang, and it seems to be an accepted alternative name, but I follow the admirable book by Van Zonneveld, Traditional weapons ...; but perhaps I should change my...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th February 2014, 12:15 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,647
Posted By Loedjoe
Arabic? inscription on a sikin panjang - translation welcome

Can any kind and knowledgeable person please help with a transcript and translation of the inscription on this sikin panjang? I am told that it is Arabic, not Malay. I suspect from information...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd October 2013, 10:36 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 11,191
Posted By Loedjoe
The flyer/brochure is on the swap forum

The flyer/brochure is on the swap forum
Forum: Swap Forum 2nd October 2013, 10:33 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,554
Posted By Loedjoe
Robert Hales book - flyer

Not sure if this attachment will work - apologies if nothing appears.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th May 2013, 09:26 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 29,513
Posted By Loedjoe
Another beautiful and rare variation, Jonno -...

Another beautiful and rare variation, Jonno - very like one of Willem's rencong (posted above, 10th Feb.), so I was wrong to suggest his variation might be unique - just very very rare!
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 14th April 2013, 11:30 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,692
Posted By Loedjoe
Thank you very much Rasjid - that is very...

Thank you very much Rasjid - that is very helpful. Best wishes.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 20th March 2013, 07:48 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,692
Posted By Loedjoe
The power of iron: keris koleksi La Nyalla Mahmud Mattalitti

The power of iron: keris koleksi La Nyalla Mahmud Mattalitti (La Nyalla Academia, [Surabaya], 2011).

Does anyone have information about this book? Does it include other weapons, or just keris? ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th February 2013, 04:53 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 29,513
Posted By Loedjoe
Willem - thank you for adding your two fine...

Willem - thank you for adding your two fine rencong crowns; the one with the colour variations within each panel is amazing - perhaps unique?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th February 2013, 12:19 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 29,513
Posted By Loedjoe
Thank you Willem, for the link to that fine...

Thank you Willem, for the link to that fine sikin. I'll try searching under sikin - thanks for the tip.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th February 2013, 04:42 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 29,513
Posted By Loedjoe
A third one, with no gold remaining in the inlay....

A third one, with no gold remaining in the inlay. The inscription on the back of the blade is almost obliterated - I am told 'the last word is 'Muhammad' but nothing else can be satisfactorily read;...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th February 2013, 04:33 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 29,513
Posted By Loedjoe
The second one. One interpretation of the...

The second one.

One interpretation of the inscription has been read as
'Tuan yang empunya milik[?] sikin panjang ini Teungku Syaikh Saman Lam R[ayah?] (the owner of this long sikin is Teungku...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th February 2013, 04:26 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 29,513
Posted By Loedjoe
Thank you, Thor and Willem, for your comments. I...

Thank you, Thor and Willem, for your comments. I don't know the answer to your questions, Thor, but the thread indicated by Willem is very informative (thanks, Willem, for drawing my attention to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th February 2013, 12:00 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 29,513
Posted By Loedjoe
Sorry, attached the same picture twice. The...

Sorry, attached the same picture twice. The second one is attached here (with the lower tier, under the half blue half green one, all green, not half and half)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th February 2013, 11:43 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 29,513
Posted By Loedjoe
'Crown' mounts on sikin panjang

Examining a few sikin panjang recently, I noticed that some of the nine-panelled 'crown' mounts at the bases of the hilts, with alternating panels of green and blue enamel, the panels in the lower...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st January 2013, 10:55 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 14,096
Posted By Loedjoe
I have heard, as an 'explanation' for a piece...

I have heard, as an 'explanation' for a piece missing from the nose of a hilt, that it was taken off for use as, or in, a medicine. This may be a way of explaining away damage, or may have some...
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