lantaka?

Battara · 19th December 2010, 10:18 PM

I agree with laEspadaAncha. I wrote in some of the link posted above.

As far as the pictures go, the first one looks like it might be Moro, though I would like to see the top, back, and front of the lantaka to be sure of all the okir designs.

The second is a little harder and might be Moro or Borneo with mixed styles of okir work as far as I can see (again needing more pictures of the top, bottom, etc.).

garynhk · 20th December 2010, 02:47 AM

Hi guys, thanks!

Well the first cannon is about 1 metre in length with 1 inch bore while the second is about 1.5 metres. As im still new to this I cant really tell how "used" the touch hole is. Dont know the weight but i remember it took 2-3 person to move them around and it wasnt easy either.

I'll go back and take a closer look with more pics.

garynhk · 21st January 2011, 03:09 AM

Finally managed to get some pics from my friend's and here are some more detailed ones. I'd think the smaller/shorter cannon is more moro but still not sure of the other larger one.

Bill M · 21st January 2011, 01:10 PM

Very decorative and beautiful piece. I suspect it is not a fighting cannon or is newer than 1600 AD. Proportions are slightly off, perhaps this is distortion from camera angle, but there are several details that place this as different from a pre-1600s fighting cannon.

Still a neat piece!

David · 21st January 2011, 05:31 PM

Hi Gary, welcome to the forum. I would really like to encourage you to upload your images directly to our site so that they reside in our archives. Otherwise when you take these images off your particular browser they will be gone from this thread rendering most of the discussion next to useless. If you need any help understanding how to upload please ask. Thanks.

19th December 2010, 10:18 PM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	I agree with laEspadaAncha. I wrote in some of the link posted above. As far as the pictures go, the first one looks like it might be Moro, though I would like to see the top, back, and front of the lantaka to be sure of all the okir designs. The second is a little harder and might be Moro or Borneo with mixed styles of okir work as far as I can see (again needing more pictures of the top, bottom, etc.).

20th December 2010, 02:47 AM	#2
garynhk Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3	Hi guys, thanks! Well the first cannon is about 1 metre in length with 1 inch bore while the second is about 1.5 metres. As im still new to this I cant really tell how "used" the touch hole is. Dont know the weight but i remember it took 2-3 person to move them around and it wasnt easy either. I'll go back and take a closer look with more pics.

21st January 2011, 03:09 AM	#3
garynhk Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3	Finally managed to get some pics from my friend's and here are some more detailed ones. I'd think the smaller/shorter cannon is more moro but still not sure of the other larger one.

21st January 2011, 01:10 PM	#4
Bill M Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Georgia Posts: 1,599	Very decorative and beautiful piece. I suspect it is not a fighting cannon or is newer than 1600 AD. Proportions are slightly off, perhaps this is distortion from camera angle, but there are several details that place this as different from a pre-1600s fighting cannon. Still a neat piece!

21st January 2011, 05:31 PM	#5
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,218	Hi Gary, welcome to the forum. I would really like to encourage you to upload your images directly to our site so that they reside in our archives. Otherwise when you take these images off your particular browser they will be gone from this thread rendering most of the discussion next to useless. If you need any help understanding how to upload please ask. Thanks.