Barong blades w/ drawings.

hideyoshi · 23rd November 2009, 07:05 PM

Double edge shandigan. Is that a squid?

VVV · 23rd November 2009, 07:57 PM

Congratulations!
I haven't seen as many drawings before on the same barong.
It seems like these motifs are found on the shandigans?
I have one and there is one other at the Met with similar combinations of motifs.
But yours are the best so far!

Michael

Dimasalang · 23rd November 2009, 08:23 PM

Wow those are cool lookin! They look like sea serpents from the ocean. On the very top drawing, they may have added the other 4 legged animal to give reference to show how large the sea serpent is in comparison to a land animal. I don't know anything about these drawings, but thats just my uneducated observation.

The star is interesting with it being 8 sided...wonder what that signifies. Which ones forsale???

kronckew · 23rd November 2009, 08:45 PM

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

Spunjer · 23rd November 2009, 10:53 PM

pretty cool inlays, hideyoshi! do you mind showing the handles (and scabbard) as well?

23rd November 2009, 07:05 PM	#1
hideyoshi Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 58	Barong blades w/ drawings. Double edge shandigan. Is that a squid? Attached Images Last edited by hideyoshi; 23rd November 2009 at 07:15 PM.

23rd November 2009, 08:45 PM	#4
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,150	Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn Last edited by kronckew; 23rd November 2009 at 08:57 PM.

23rd November 2009, 07:57 PM	#2
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Congratulations! I haven't seen as many drawings before on the same barong. It seems like these motifs are found on the shandigans? I have one and there is one other at the Met with similar combinations of motifs. But yours are the best so far! Michael

23rd November 2009, 08:23 PM	#3
Dimasalang Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 264	Wow those are cool lookin! They look like sea serpents from the ocean. On the very top drawing, they may have added the other 4 legged animal to give reference to show how large the sea serpent is in comparison to a land animal. I don't know anything about these drawings, but thats just my uneducated observation. The star is interesting with it being 8 sided...wonder what that signifies. Which ones forsale???

23rd November 2009, 10:53 PM	#5
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	pretty cool inlays, hideyoshi! do you mind showing the handles (and scabbard) as well?