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18th December 2011, 05:00 PM
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Location: Germany, Dortmund
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Agree with the others, a beautiful piece and thank you for sharing with us.
Regards, Detlef |
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18th December 2011, 05:21 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
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This could conceivably been carried instead of a Telek in a wealthy native's regalia ?
  Agree about the enamel work motifs and colors Charles . "This has always been an interesting note on these piso podang hilts in thier similarity to these Indian hilts (Deccani and the Afghani paluouar) with pommel cups rather than discs." Jim, the Hulu Meu Apet of the Achenese sabre also has a strong indian influence; interesting to see this influence in disparate cultural groups from the same island . These are the only two Sumatran hilt forms I know of that show such influence . 
Last edited by Rick; 18th December 2011 at 05:51 PM. |
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28th December 2011, 02:26 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Greenville, NC
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I couldn't agree more. This piece is likely the ultimate example of trade throughout the Islamic world.
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