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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd March 2013, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 1,096
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Moshah
Thanks, Dave...to bad I couldn't see it...Thanks, Dave...to bad I couldn't see it myself. In the Terengganu state museum, there is an almost similar example of the embellishment practice, where the subject was labeled as "sewar" though, but... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd March 2013, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 1,096
Posted By
Moshah
What a lovely hilt! :eek:
It looks like you...What a lovely hilt! :eek: It looks like you have a whitish-black akar bahar there; something I've never seen before! This is why to my recollection I've seen how akar bahar was utilized mainly by... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2013, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 1,436
Posted By
Moshah
I am totally agree with you. It is a nice...I am totally agree with you. It is a nice piece! Anyway, what's with the green smudge on the base, Detlef? |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2013, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 1,096
Posted By
Moshah
That was quite tricky, Kai.
Since you've asked,...That was quite tricky, Kai. Since you've asked, I don't think it was that old. The silver was rather thick, though. See few added pix and tell me whether you see it differently or not ... ;) On... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2013, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 1,096
Posted By
Moshah
Thanks, Detlef.
Did it not that your nice akar...Thanks, Detlef. Did it not that your nice akar bahar rentjong hilt that was in a thread you've posted recently, was an antique too? |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th February 2013, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 1,436
Posted By
Moshah
You're most welcome when you are around here!...You're most welcome when you are around here! Surely we can discuss more about these hilts and many other things... :) That was a spot-on; it is indeed a repair. The tip was an ivory piece... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th February 2013, 12:16 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 1,096
Posted By
Moshah
I sincerely think that is the classic way of...I sincerely think that is the classic way of patching the somewhat porous marine akar bahar material. However some examples were solid and need no patching at all... I haven't see many of the... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th February 2013, 12:07 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 1,096
Posted By
Moshah
Hi Kai,
Yes I am thinking of the same, it...Hi Kai, Yes I am thinking of the same, it should be a man-made. It looks like how they wrap the besi altogether to form the bolster. But if we are talking about holding instruments involved, I... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2013, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 1,096
Posted By
Moshah
two last things I need to know...Hi guys, I still puzzled by these two things; 1. the markings at the bolster of this badik - is that what the N.Malaysian people called as a "gat" - a talismanic symbol that usually found on their... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2013, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 1,436
Posted By
Moshah
Thanks for the link, Kai.
BTW attached were...Thanks for the link, Kai. BTW attached were extra pix of hilt # 3, the full built and close up. I don't know what happen but it looks like he's having a bad measles there :) - something I... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2013, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 1,436
Posted By
Moshah
Thanks for the pix, Detlef.
BTW, do you have the...Thanks for the pix, Detlef. BTW, do you have the suspected walrus ivory keris hilt's pix? Did it bear resemblances as the material of those hilts you've just posted? Thanks. Moshah |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2013, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 1,436
Posted By
Moshah
Dear Thor,
Yup the cavity is still there in hilt...Dear Thor, Yup the cavity is still there in hilt # 2. Previously I have tried to foolishly drop the superglue in it, just for precaution, until it pools in the cavity and dried. I think I've... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd February 2013, 08:42 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 1,436
Posted By
Moshah
Yeah I still remember back in the 90s where a...Yeah I still remember back in the 90s where a fisherman from Johore accidentally caught a dugong and the news went national. It got so many mass media coverage and many people came down to see it by... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2013, 09:57 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 1,436
Posted By
Moshah
I'm sorry. The pix attachment seems to get...I'm sorry. The pix attachment seems to get haywire a little bit but I've already arrange it in order during the posting process... :shrug: It is basically three hilts, with hilt # (b) supposedly... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2013, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 1,436
Posted By
Moshah
Well Thor I think that when you compared the TIZ...Well Thor I think that when you compared the TIZ pix with the badik's hilt, definitely you've got it right. However some of my kerises hilts were also producing the similar tiny dots over the TIz.... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2013, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 1,096
Posted By
Moshah
Thanks Detlef...
As Terengganu was basically a...Thanks Detlef... As Terengganu was basically a coastal country, it just make sense that the use of akar bahar are widely spread across it's region. Hence we have seen many akar bahar keris hilts in... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2013, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 1,436
Posted By
Moshah
Hi Thor. Is the TIZ only appears on hippo tusk?...Hi Thor. Is the TIZ only appears on hippo tusk? If it was unique to hippo ivory alone, I think that was one easy determinant, providing that the hilt exposed good side of the cross-sectional plane.... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th February 2013, 12:51 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 1,096
Posted By
Moshah
Well, I should have thanked you and the rest of...Well, I should have thanked you and the rest of forumnites for the extended help and informative views and comments... It is also a delight to learn from Dave as he was at the heart of Malay keris &... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th February 2013, 12:43 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 1,436
Posted By
Moshah
Thanks, Detlef.
Perhaps I would own as good...Thanks, Detlef. Perhaps I would own as good & as much as yours, one day... :D |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th February 2013, 12:41 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 1,436
Posted By
Moshah
The real problem over here is that people are...The real problem over here is that people are referring to sea ivory as "gigi" (i.e tooth), hence the better understanding and futher classification of sea ivory was somewhat fall short, because of... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th February 2013, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 1,436
Posted By
Moshah
Thanks, Thor...but I believe it ain't a horn....Thanks, Thor...but I believe it ain't a horn. It is a sea ivory. See the dotted line on the pix below. Over here in Malaysia, I think it is not a common material for badik hilt. That's an... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th February 2013, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 1,436
Posted By
Moshah
..anyway the scabbard for that badik would look.....anyway the scabbard for that badik would look like this example, as I recollected. Is this a typical Kelantanese badik sheath? I guess the badik here is Kelantanese as well, with a mysterious... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th February 2013, 04:22 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 1,096
Posted By
Moshah
Dear Dave,
Yes I believe by handling many...Dear Dave, Yes I believe by handling many blades, one can develop a better understanding through the close observation that can not be revealed via books and research alone. Of course it takes a lot... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th February 2013, 10:10 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 1,436
Posted By
Moshah
This is what I meant. The first box from left...This is what I meant. The first box from left indicates the fuller starts, and the second box was the start of the partial edge, and the fuller still continues till half an inch before the tip. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th February 2013, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 1,096
Posted By
Moshah
Thanks for the clarification, Dave.
Anyway I am...Thanks for the clarification, Dave. Anyway I am still puzzled, how to ID this blade as a badik, not a sewar? Certainly I am not very much exposed to Badik Terengganu and Pahang, so pardon me, I... |
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