Four interesting Atjeh Peurises!

[Battara]

Very nice pieces. I like them plenty, especially the 2 cloth wrapped ones. Congratulations!

Could the darker one be leather?

[asomotif]

Hello Maurice,

Nice shields.
What is the provenance of the damaged shield/
Is it depicted in Voskuil's article ?

here is one I was able to buy last year.
36 cms diameter / 1,78 kgs, quite heavy for Atjeh standards

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by asomotif

Hello Maurice,

Nice shields.
What is the provenance of the damaged shield/
Is it depicted in Voskuil's article ?

here is one I was able to buy last year.
36 cms diameter / 1,78 kgs, quite heavy for Atjeh standards

Hi Willem,

No it was not depicted in Voskuil's article. I was just referring to the two ratan pieces with also 5 stars on it that are depicted in it.

Also a very nice shield you have in your collection Willem.
I really like this one, especially with the cusion at the backside.
These are the shields how they can be found in the Nijmegen museumdepot. When I first handled one of these, I was surprised about the weight of these unlike the decorated brass ones.

I am sure you remember the damaged shield because it was discussed in another thread already which you also participated.
It was collected in the early 1900 by a dutch Knil officer called Blüml.
A box was found on the attic of Blüml's grandson after his death, with two shields, weapons, documents/photo's and medals.
I have some images of these documents/photo's and medals.

Here a few images of some pieces (included my peurise), Blüml's, document and medals that where in the box and are from the same collection.

Maurice

[asomotif]

Normally not my territory, but I checked out the medals of Officer Bluml.

From left to right :
1. Cross for important war actions (expedition cross), instituted 1869 and awarded to the participants in important campaigns. With Atjeh 1901-1905 campaign clasp.
2. Officers Long Service decoration, silver gilt.(15 years)
3. Officer's cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
4. NBVLO cross for 4 days long distance marches. (Vierdaagse van Nijmegen)

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by asomotif

Normally not my territory, but I checked out the medals of Officer Bluml.

From left to right :
1. Cross for important war actions (expedition cross), instituted 1869 and awarded to the participants in important campaigns. With Atjeh 1901-1905 campaign clasp.
2. Officers Long Service decoration, silver gilt.(15 years)
3. Officer's cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
4. NBVLO cross for 4 days long distance marches. (Vierdaagse van Nijmegen)

Thank you Willem! Nice to know what the medals are standing for.
I guess the NBVLO cross (vierdaagse van Nijmegen) must be the most important one....

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by Battara

Very nice pieces. I like them plenty, especially the 2 cloth wrapped ones. Congratulations!

Could the darker one be leather?

Jose,

Absolutely no leather one. From nearby it is easy to see because of the structure that it is cloth. 100% sure about that!
By the way this shield is the only one I still have to find out about the provenance. The seller who sold it to me, assured me that it belonged to the same collection as the little one with red cloth. But I am still working on that..

Maurice