Weapons of North Sumatra (Volz 1906)

[kai]

Hello Gavin,

Question, I can only see three plates in the PDF? Roland presents more.

Yes, the PDF has the Batak pieces from volume 1 only. I believe Arjan had a PDF with the pertinent plates from volume 2 (Gayo/Alas), too. It's certainly worth checking out his downloads...

is the full work available on PDF?

I have only found the second volume online (scanned from a recent facsimile reprint):
https://books.google.de/books?id=2dpVAQAAQBAJ

Here is a link to the first volume (Batak):
https://books.google.de/books?id=XgNXAAAAMAAJ

Regards,
Kai

[kai]

Original copies of both volumes are usually quite expensive.

For those who would like an affordable working copy, there are facsimile reprints available: Literaricon Verlag has both volumes (reprint 2015) and there are at least 2 other publishers also offering volume 2 (reprint 2013 and 2014). I can't vouch for the printing quality though.

I don't want to post any commercial links; if you have problems finding these online, just drop me a line...

Regards,
Kai

[Sajen]

Here some pictures from the both examples of my collection.

[kai]

Hello Detlef,

Nice examples!

I'd suggest to discuss pieces that are not connected to the expeditions by Volz in separate threads though...

Regards,
Kai

[Sajen]

Hello Kai,

yes, they are good honest examples and Roland ask for pictures. I doubt that they are worth for an own thread!?

Regards,
Detlef

[kai]

Hello Detlef,

Sure, any genuine ethnographic piece is worthy of a dedicated discussion - not only high-end stuff!

(BTW, the Karo kalasan with silver/suasa definitely is an above-average example.)

Regards,
Kai

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by kai

Sure, any genuine ethnographic piece is worthy of a dedicated discussion - not only high-end stuff!

I need better light to take some more and better pictures, maybe I'll start a new thread for them.

Originally Posted by kai

(BTW, the Karo kalasan with silver/suasa definitely is an above-average example.)

Yes, for sure. It coming new to my collection in a poor state, the upper broad scabbard fitting band shows tribal repairs, the silver/suassa sleeve from the handle is missing but the blade is in a very good state.

Regards,
Detlef

[Miguel]

Thank you very much for posting this info absolutely brilliant, cant wait for the translation.
Miguel