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Originally Posted by Rick
What is the hilt material Ganjawulung ?
It looks like Cinnabar; is it ?
Very nice acquisition .  |
Dear Rick,
It is pure wooden hilts, with good (old) finishing. Looks like Cinnabar (red mercury sulfide, HgS), but really it is made of wood. Maybe a kind of "tayuman" (?) or "tri kanchu" wood.
I got other hilts too from this senior collector, pattani hilts (tajong hilts) and maybe kelantan hilts too. Later I'll post in other thread.
Regards,
GANJAWULUNG (Jakarta, June 1, 2008)