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Old 11th January 2009, 06:21 AM   #1
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WHEN I VISIT BALI NEXT TIME I WILL LOOK FOR SOME OF THESE BAMBOO BOTTLE STOPPERS AS THEY SHOULD BE A LOT LESS EXPENSIVE THAN A MANDAU HANDLE AND WITH A BIT OF MODIFICATION WOULD SERVE AS ONE.
THE ONES CARVED FROM DEER ANTLER SHOULD BE QUITE IMPRESSIVE AS I DID BUY SOME VERY GOOD CARVINGS THERE AND ONE COMPLETE CARVED DEER SKULL ENTIRELY CARVED ANTLERS AND ALL.
I DID NOT SEE ANY DAYAK STYLE DESIGNS IN 2001 BUT STYLES CHANGE AND IF THERE IS A MARKET FOR SOMETHING BALI HAS THE SKILLED CRAFTSMEN TO PRODUCE JUST ABOUT ANYTHING. THE SAME CAN BE SAID FOR CHINA BUT THEY OFTEN DON'T GET IT RIGHT AT FIRST BUT WITH A BIT OF PRACTICE IT CAN BECOME DIFFICULT TO DETECT THE NEWER ANTIQUED ITEMS.
I ENVY YOU GETTING TO VISIT BALI OFTEN AS IT IS A BEAUTIFUL AND FUN PLACE WITH LOTS TO DO AND KEEP YOU INTERESTED AS WELL AS GREAT ART TO BUY.
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Old 11th January 2009, 06:59 AM   #2
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Hi Barry

They sell new carved Hornbill real hornbill for 30 euro in Kuta .

I still have the buisniscart off the shop anywhere so when you go let me know .


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Old 11th January 2009, 11:06 PM   #3
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Ben,
You sure like to brag about you knowing your way around on Bali, where as you say :
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art 99.99% false
Too bad that you still can't see the difference between a bamboo stopper and a mandau hilt.
Or are you just giving these complete bulls... replies for personal reasons.

What impression must this make on other forumites who have called on you for help in the past considering Borneo/Dayak weapons
In private e-mail you are calling me bitter.
But in fact you are not able to give a straightforward opinion on items.
Depending on if you like someone, or better said,
depending on if you need someone you give a shallow but positive comment on their items.

And if you dislike someone, or have personal issues with a person, you start giving very negative comments on their items. and even nonfactual comments such as in this case where something is clearly made as a mandau handle, and you start claiming it is a bamboo stopper.
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Old 11th January 2009, 11:28 PM   #4
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PS. moderators, feel free to close this thread.
Nothing sensible is comming out of it anyway
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Old 12th January 2009, 02:58 PM   #5
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Ben,
You sure like to brag about you knowing your way around on Bali, where as you say :

Too bad that you still can't see the difference between a bamboo stopper and a mandau hilt.
Or are you just giving these complete bulls... replies for personal reasons.

What impression must this make on other forumites who have called on you for help in the past considering Borneo/Dayak weapons
In private e-mail you are calling me bitter.
But in fact you are not able to give a straightforward opinion on items.
Depending on if you like someone, or better said,
depending on if you need someone you give a shallow but positive comment on their items.

And if you dislike someone, or have personal issues with a person, you start giving very negative comments on their items. and even nonfactual comments such as in this case where something is clearly made as a mandau handle, and you start claiming it is a bamboo stopper.

Sometimes are items what they are nothing less but nothing More .


Ben

ps you discus also now private email here!!!!!
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Old 12th January 2009, 03:48 PM   #6
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Willem and Ben,

Enough. I'm giving you both a "time out". When you come back, please place each other on your "ignore" lists. No one here wants to be dragged into whatever personal issues you have with each other.

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