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10th October 2016, 08:26 AM | #1 |
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Another sewar with suassa and gold with rather "not so royal looking" sheath. I believe this too is from exhibit in Aceh's museum.
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12th October 2016, 03:47 AM | #2 |
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Looks like the scabbard and sewar were married, not original to each other.
Also looks like someone tested the suassa on the bottom of the grip in the bottom photo. |
2nd November 2016, 11:44 AM | #3 |
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Royal sewar that belongs to a Teuku in Aceh as part of their family heirloom.
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7th November 2016, 11:45 AM | #4 |
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In post #90, Asomotif shows us a rencong with a quadruple crown, like the crowns on siwaih (e.g. posts #64, 74, 92).
Has anyone come across other rencong with similar quadruple crowns? |
8th November 2016, 12:20 PM | #5 |
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Hello loedjoe,
Well noted. this rencong is definately a rencong, but has all the other Siwai features. The suasa ferrule and the quadruppel crowns. I cannot recall a similar example. Maybe someone else does ? Best regards, Willem |
8th November 2016, 01:35 PM | #6 |
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Many thanks, Willem, for your response. Let us hope others will see my question, and perhaps come up with other examples. (Although, as this rencong is now in my collection, I hope it remains unique!)
Best wishes, Tim |
8th November 2016, 02:46 PM | #7 |
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Hello Tim,
Congrats! I hope we didn't drove up the price too much back then! Your rencong is certainly special with those 4 rows; it's noteworthy that in this siwaih configuration, usually the 2nd row is quite tall and more rounded as if leaning towards a glupa configuration (usually one large row with more or less rounded tips and tiny indentations at both sides of the tip; and another small row of wide triangles at the base) while the uppermost 2 rows are puco style (triangles with acute tips). Most nobility rencong with "crowns" exhibit the puco configuration while a few have glupa (and yours the siwaih "mix" ). If you go back to Erik's pic at the very beginning of this thread, the rencong with the silver hilt (2nd from right) seems to also lean towards a glupa base with a single puco row on top. Incidentally, the rencong on the right hand side has a similar suassa-covered bolster and also this backward-directed duru seuke (base extension of the blade) which I associate with Gayo rather than Aceh. OTOH, the enamel work in your example seems to suggest an Aceh origin though... Regards, Kai |
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Kind regards, Maurice |
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9th November 2016, 09:13 PM | #9 | |
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Congratulations. that is a very nice and rare piece. Could you share some more pictures with us ? Best regards, Willem |
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