Nias sword

VANDOO · 26th February 2014, 05:45 AM

VERY NICE

I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE WITH A BRASS HANDLE BEFORE AND THE WORKMANSHIP IS VERY GOOD. WAS BRASS OR BRONZE CASTING DONE ON NIAS ISLAND OR IN THE SURROUNDING REGION?
IN BORNEO BRASS AND BRONZE WERE CAST AS CANNON ( LANTKA), AND JEWLRY ESPECIALLY LARGE HEAVY EAR RINGS. PERHAPS NIAS TRIBES DID SIMULAR THINGS AS THEY MAKE NEAT ARMOR, HELMETS, BLADES AND SPEARS THERE.

Maurice · 26th February 2014, 08:23 AM

Hello Dave,

How had the ball been attached to the scabbard?
Is there a round wooden protrusion on the scabbard with a hole through it, where the ratan ball is placed over?

DaveS · 26th February 2014, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Maurice

Hello Dave,

How had the ball been attached to the scabbard?
Is there a round wooden protrusion on the scabbard with a hole through it, where the ratan ball is placed over?

Maurice: As far as I can tell, there is a round wooden peg that it is attached to. I have several more Nias swords and some of the amulet balls are simply tied on with either twine or rattan, or sometimes even wire, tied directly to the scabbard without a peg protruding.........Dave.

26th February 2014, 05:45 AM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	VERY NICE I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE WITH A BRASS HANDLE BEFORE AND THE WORKMANSHIP IS VERY GOOD. WAS BRASS OR BRONZE CASTING DONE ON NIAS ISLAND OR IN THE SURROUNDING REGION? IN BORNEO BRASS AND BRONZE WERE CAST AS CANNON ( LANTKA), AND JEWLRY ESPECIALLY LARGE HEAVY EAR RINGS. PERHAPS NIAS TRIBES DID SIMULAR THINGS AS THEY MAKE NEAT ARMOR, HELMETS, BLADES AND SPEARS THERE.

26th February 2014, 08:23 AM	#2
Maurice Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,453	Hello Dave, How had the ball been attached to the scabbard? Is there a round wooden protrusion on the scabbard with a hole through it, where the ratan ball is placed over?