Two Pade

[Sajen]

Hello Arjan and Michael,

I show a picture of this small book from the swords already in this threat:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=pade

When I look to the sheat from Michael's newer Pade I have to think more to Sulawesi sword sheats.
I sold not long ago a sword (maybe a wall decoration from Indonesia) with a similar hilt.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=300312396934

Maybe this hilt form is not unkommon for the region?

sajen

[VVV]

Then I know which book you mean.
I don´t think the hilts and the swords shown in this book is that close to
Roy´s chopper.
In the Leiden collection there are 2 resembling swords found in Yamdena.
But I haven´t seen any "closer resembling" Roy´s blade- and hilt-wise in Leiden.
On my later chopper I also suspect that it´s SE Sulawesi, both sheath and blade.

Michael

[Mytribalworld]

Pades from Kei Islands

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by mandaukudi

Pades from Kei Islands

Thank you for sharing Arjan. You can give the resource?

sajen

[Mytribalworld]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Thank you for sharing Arjan. You can give the resource?

sajen

Hi Sajen,

Pleyte, C. M. 1893 Ethnographische atlas van de Zuidwester- en Zuidooster-Eilanden

Arjan.

[Mytribalworld]

Originally Posted by mandaukudi

Hi Sajen,

Pleyte, C. M. 1893 Ethnographische atlas van de Zuidwester- en Zuidooster-Eilanden

Arjan.

here the Wetar plate.

[Royston]

Gents

Surprised ( and pleased ) at the interest in this one.
It looks like cow or buffalo horn to me.

Here are some more photographs

Roy