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Old 25th January 2012, 10:47 PM   #1
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Hi Charles, the fullering reminds me very much of forms found in the keris .
The blade of this spear reminds me a bit of a keris buda; so I think Indonesian is not out of the question .

The decoration within the fullers is the curve ball for me; it seems un-Javanese to me, at least .
I wonder, could it be from Bali ???

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Old 25th January 2012, 11:40 PM   #2
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I'm with Rick on the Indonesian attribution. The chasing work on the ferrule looks Indonesian to me.

What is this spear fetish? (How can I get in on it.... )
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Old 26th January 2012, 06:42 AM   #3
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Nice catch (as always from you).
Please also enclose a close up of the fuller motif.
From a distance it resembles a Dayak motif.

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