Hidden Room

wolviex · 5th January 2005, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DAHenkel

Curators, you just can't trust 'em to get it right.

ehmmm!!

JPSF · 5th January 2005, 05:53 PM

Brian
Thanks for the great photos. You have quite a knack for clandestine "through the glass" imagery. Will the forumites get a chance to meet you in Baltimore?

B.I · 5th January 2005, 06:05 PM

hi john,
with respect to those followers of indonesian weapons, i wish they were pure indian or nepalese instead. maybe someone else will find a 'hidden room' that will excite us both.
i had not considered baltimore, but may find myself in san fran in march so you never know. we have a mutual friend who will be speaking there so this may be a good reason to turn up.
the pitt rivers is a museum that will impress many here, as the collection is more ethnographical with a huge assortment from almost every non-european nation. unfortunately the museum is so dark and dingy that earth shaking pieces are probably hidden at the back of dark display cabinets. from memory you cant take photos in there, but i know i have some somewhere, and will try and find them to see if there is anything worth posting. i do know that there are enough indian weapons for me to ignore the south east asian pieces in there (sorry).

JPSF · 5th January 2005, 08:34 PM

Baltimore is always of interest and depending on schedules there should be some good speakers (including Mr Barrett) on topics of interest to us all. Bonhams has just re-scheduled their weapons auction here in San Francisco for the 5th of April so many folks can attend both.

Andrew · 5th January 2005, 09:36 PM

Brian, it would be great to meet you at Baltimore, if you can make it.

JP, will you be bringing any goodies?

JPSF · 6th January 2005, 03:46 AM

I sent 3 koras to Baltimore last year, but they got there and I couldn't. I will bring at least one of these plus pix if Lee and Artzi can fit me into the schedule and I'll give you my 2 cents about these wicked weapons.

BluErf · 6th January 2005, 03:22 PM

Whoa, now that's what I call a keris display.

Although I do find that seeing the tajong hilt on a Javanese keris is rather disturbing.

5th January 2005, 06:05 PM	#3
B.I Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 485	baltimore hi john, with respect to those followers of indonesian weapons, i wish they were pure indian or nepalese instead. maybe someone else will find a 'hidden room' that will excite us both. i had not considered baltimore, but may find myself in san fran in march so you never know. we have a mutual friend who will be speaking there so this may be a good reason to turn up. the pitt rivers is a museum that will impress many here, as the collection is more ethnographical with a huge assortment from almost every non-european nation. unfortunately the museum is so dark and dingy that earth shaking pieces are probably hidden at the back of dark display cabinets. from memory you cant take photos in there, but i know i have some somewhere, and will try and find them to see if there is anything worth posting. i do know that there are enough indian weapons for me to ignore the south east asian pieces in there (sorry).

5th January 2005, 08:34 PM	#4
JPSF Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 56	Baltimore is always of interest and depending on schedules there should be some good speakers (including Mr Barrett) on topics of interest to us all. Bonhams has just re-scheduled their weapons auction here in San Francisco for the 5th of April so many folks can attend both. Last edited by JPSF; 5th January 2005 at 09:10 PM.

5th January 2005, 05:53 PM	#2
JPSF Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 56	Brian Thanks for the great photos. You have quite a knack for clandestine "through the glass" imagery. Will the forumites get a chance to meet you in Baltimore?

5th January 2005, 09:36 PM	#5
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Brian, it would be great to meet you at Baltimore, if you can make it. JP, will you be bringing any goodies?

6th January 2005, 03:46 AM	#6
JPSF Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 56	I sent 3 koras to Baltimore last year, but they got there and I couldn't. I will bring at least one of these plus pix if Lee and Artzi can fit me into the schedule and I'll give you my 2 cents about these wicked weapons.

6th January 2005, 03:22 PM	#7
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	Whoa, now that's what I call a keris display. Although I do find that seeing the tajong hilt on a Javanese keris is rather disturbing.