Old nyabur with a later handle

Battara · 20th June 2011, 07:53 PM

Nice piece and great ivory carvings!

tom hyle · 21st June 2011, 06:23 PM

compare to "minasbad"

Maurice · 22nd June 2011, 03:21 PM

I've no idea Michael, but it is a hell of a fine blade!
I agree that the handle looks a bit out of proportions according to the blade.
How does the fixation looks like were the blade is fixed in the handle?
Does it looks like some kind of resin as usual? (probably it's not easy or even not to see cause there is very little space between the bolster and the handle)...

Maurice

VVV · 22nd June 2011, 08:03 PM

Maurice,

I am traveling again at the moment but I will give it a try when back home.

Michael

tom hyle · 23rd June 2011, 02:07 PM

the long bolster does suggest that it was meant to rest within the hand, corresponding to the wrapped part of usual Borneo antler handles. In such use the antler part would be shorter than a usual one. This looks like a usual handle, meant for the whole hand. I think you're right; wrong handle at least in being too long. Interesting.

VVV · 23rd June 2011, 03:41 PM

Yes Tom,

Here is a nyabur with regular handle and proportions as a reference to this discussion.

Michael

tom hyle · 23rd June 2011, 10:24 PM

thanks!

23rd June 2011, 03:41 PM	#6
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Yes Tom, Here is a nyabur with regular handle and proportions as a reference to this discussion. Michael Attached Images

20th June 2011, 07:53 PM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,310	Nice piece and great ivory carvings!

21st June 2011, 06:23 PM	#2
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	compare to "minasbad"

22nd June 2011, 03:21 PM	#3
Maurice Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,456	I've no idea Michael, but it is a hell of a fine blade! I agree that the handle looks a bit out of proportions according to the blade. How does the fixation looks like were the blade is fixed in the handle? Does it looks like some kind of resin as usual? (probably it's not easy or even not to see cause there is very little space between the bolster and the handle)... Maurice

22nd June 2011, 08:03 PM	#4
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Maurice, I am traveling again at the moment but I will give it a try when back home. Michael

23rd June 2011, 02:07 PM	#5
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	the long bolster does suggest that it was meant to rest within the hand, corresponding to the wrapped part of usual Borneo antler handles. In such use the antler part would be shorter than a usual one. This looks like a usual handle, meant for the whole hand. I think you're right; wrong handle at least in being too long. Interesting.

23rd June 2011, 10:24 PM	#7
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	thanks!