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8th November 2015, 03:30 PM | #1 |
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Does it look like a hornbill to you?
This the hilt of the now correctly identified Bugis alamang.
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8th November 2015, 03:32 PM | #2 |
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It does to me.
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8th November 2015, 05:20 PM | #3 |
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I also agree, the hilt looks very much like the head of a hornbill.
Best, Robert |
8th November 2015, 07:59 PM | #4 |
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Marcus, I am very pleased for your success in this identification.
Are you able to advise of the source for this valuable information? The reason I ask is that some years ago I had an alamang pretty much the same as this one of yours, which was identified as Toraja, by a person who was Torajan. |
8th November 2015, 09:47 PM | #5 |
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I agree as well. I have already long my alamang but never get this suggestion. Very good identified.
Regards, Detlef |
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