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[ariel]

Folks,
We have the advantage of having the author of the "indonesian" book right here on this Forum.
Most of the objects in the book come from highly respectable Dutch museums, the rest come from equally respectable Dutch private collections.

Would it be possible to check the provenance of the dagger illustrated in the book? Is it a solitary example or a defined pattern? The former may be a curiosity brought from Africa, the latter implies local manufacture.

I often marveled at the similarity between the two, viewing it as an example of co-incidental, parallel development. Would be nice to know the real story, wouldn't it?

[Atlantia]

Originally Posted by ariel

Folks,
We have the advantage of having the author of the "indonesian" book right here on this Forum.
Most of the objects in the book come from highly respectable Dutch museums, the rest come from equally respectable Dutch private collections.

Would it be possible to check the provenance of the dagger illustrated in the book? Is it a solitary example or a defined pattern? The former may be a curiosity brought from Africa, the latter implies local manufacture.

I often marveled at the similarity between the two, viewing it as an example of co-incidental, parallel development. Would be nice to know the real story, wouldn't it?

Well, thats a very interesting turn of events!

[kai]

Hello Ariel,

Would it be possible to check the provenance of the dagger illustrated in the book?

It came from Willem van der Post's collection and I've emailed him for more info on this piece.

Is it a solitary example or a defined pattern? The former may be a curiosity brought from Africa, the latter implies local manufacture.

IMHO, it doesn't resemble any Indonesian craftmanship.

Regards,
Kai