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VVV · 18th September 2006, 10:42 PM

David,

Sorry, but I never commented the ivory hilt, found in Bali, above?
I wanted to focus on Banjarmasin in this thread.
Maybe some misunderstanding of what I wrote because English is not my native tongue?
But now when you bring it up it looks to me more like an East Javanese Nawasari (a blood drinking demon)? Also the bottom part of the hilt is not the usual shape to fit a Balinese Selut?
But I am aware of that there was a lot of cultural exchange between the old Hindu kingdom of Balambangan, East Java, and the neighbouring Bali so it's really hard to say for sure...

Michael

18th September 2006, 10:42 PM	#18
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	David, Sorry, but I never commented the ivory hilt, found in Bali, above? I wanted to focus on Banjarmasin in this thread. Maybe some misunderstanding of what I wrote because English is not my native tongue? But now when you bring it up it looks to me more like an East Javanese Nawasari (a blood drinking demon)? Also the bottom part of the hilt is not the usual shape to fit a Balinese Selut? But I am aware of that there was a lot of cultural exchange between the old Hindu kingdom of Balambangan, East Java, and the neighbouring Bali so it's really hard to say for sure... Michael Last edited by VVV; 18th September 2006 at 10:58 PM.