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3rd December 2010, 05:53 PM
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Mysterious hilt
OK, I venture on the opinion that this piece comes from Lombok and that it is not a kris hilt but used for a dagger or a betel nut crusher. I would not swear that I am correct of course!
Best regards Jean |
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3rd December 2010, 06:22 PM
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3rd December 2010, 08:53 PM
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Thank you gentlemen.
I'm virtually certain that it is not a pelecok handle:- too big, the hole fits a keris tang well, is too big for a pelecok, it came off a keris that came into Oz a long time ago. Regrettably I do not remember what sort of keris it came off, it was one I bought maybe +50 years ago that needed a lot of work on it, and at that time I was not interested in the same things with keris as I am now. So --- where have we seen that triangular floral motif before? Any more suggestions? |
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3rd December 2010, 10:52 PM
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I see variartions on this triangular floral pattern often in Bali hilts and i believe as well in some hits from Madura.
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3rd December 2010, 10:55 PM
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Here is a hilt that i am fairly convinced is from Madura.
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3rd December 2010, 10:56 PM
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Of course i think one could also link the pattern on these Javanese hilts to the first example, so it seems to be a pattern shared by the 3 islands at least.
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3rd December 2010, 11:09 PM
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Here's another Bali example, this time, unfortunately, not in my collection...
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