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Originally Posted by francantolin
Strange the choice of hippo for the hilt,
Do they import it from Africa ?
If I am not wrong, they aren’t hippo in Indonesia and Asia.
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Yes, hippo ivory got imported from Africa, it's a very common material in South-East-Asia.
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Originally Posted by francantolin
I wasn’t sure about the ferrule who has often a crown shape on the rencong I saw.
This one is ́’flat ’́’ so I thought it was more recent ( but the quality is ok )
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These ferrules are quite common on rencongs, see the attached pic of some rencong from my own collection.
Regards,
Detlef