dha article in thai

RhysMichael · 9th October 2006, 11:44 AM

Thank you great information and a nice sword with some provenance to put to it thats always a big help. In this you said

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The bottom end was cut off and replace by deer's embedded stag (abnormally growth). There 's believe that embedded stag carries some spiritual essence and it will protect its wielder.

Was this common ? I have a dha that has an amethyst crystal at the pommel that I have always wondered it there was not similar significance to.

PUFF · 9th October 2006, 12:22 PM

Many blades are decorated with spiritual artifact(s). Most of them are organic origin (plant: fruit leaf, annimal: skin stag horn, claw, human: hair nail, cloth). There 's some "inorganic" spiritual artifact such as iron ore, pyrite, tin, copper. And most of them are "filled" in the hilt.

This embedded stag hilt 's an exceptional case.

As far as I know, gemstones are not considered very powerful. They were used as decorative and class representative materials (e.g. King 's sword 's highly decorated with gemstones).

RhysMichael · 9th October 2006, 01:15 PM

Well that still leaves this one a mystery to me as to why then. I suppose it could have been purely decorative

PUFF · 9th October 2006, 04:31 PM

Thanks RhysMichael, the picture remind me something. There 's believes that some crystal have protective spiritual power. I know that rutile quartz 's believed to be a protective one. And according to LanNa 's believe, there are more stones (upto 24) were listed. But I do not know about their spiritual properties. Moreover, beside the above picture, I 've never saw stone on Siamese weapon. Most of them are on ornaments.

Are you sure that the crystal 's not a big ruby crystal?

Ian · 9th October 2006, 05:53 PM

Speaking of imbedded stones, here is an example in the hilt of a high end Thai darb that I think is from the Ayutthaya or early Rattanikosin period. The stone appears to be onyx. The silver work on the hilt and scabbard is first class.

Ian.

RhysMichael · 10th October 2006, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by PUFF

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Are you sure that the crystal 's not a big ruby crystal?

Its a clear purple so I assumed it was amethyst but I could be wrong

Ian that one of yours is a great example of a stone in the pommel.

9th October 2006, 12:22 PM	#2
PUFF Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 30 miles north of Bangkok, 20 miles south of Ayuthaya, Thailand Posts: 224	Many blades are decorated with spiritual artifact(s). Most of them are organic origin (plant: fruit leaf, annimal: skin stag horn, claw, human: hair nail, cloth). There 's some "inorganic" spiritual artifact such as iron ore, pyrite, tin, copper. And most of them are "filled" in the hilt. This embedded stag hilt 's an exceptional case. As far as I know, gemstones are not considered very powerful. They were used as decorative and class representative materials (e.g. King 's sword 's highly decorated with gemstones).

9th October 2006, 01:15 PM	#3
RhysMichael Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 520	Well that still leaves this one a mystery to me as to why then. I suppose it could have been purely decorative

9th October 2006, 04:31 PM	#4
PUFF Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 30 miles north of Bangkok, 20 miles south of Ayuthaya, Thailand Posts: 224	Thanks RhysMichael, the picture remind me something. There 's believes that some crystal have protective spiritual power. I know that rutile quartz 's believed to be a protective one. And according to LanNa 's believe, there are more stones (upto 24) were listed. But I do not know about their spiritual properties. Moreover, beside the above picture, I 've never saw stone on Siamese weapon. Most of them are on ornaments. Are you sure that the crystal 's not a big ruby crystal?

9th October 2006, 05:53 PM	#5
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,453	Speaking of imbedded stones, here is an example in the hilt of a high end Thai darb that I think is from the Ayutthaya or early Rattanikosin period. The stone appears to be onyx. The silver work on the hilt and scabbard is first class. Ian.