Indonesian Archipelago Weapons

kingscarbine · 7th September 2006, 11:05 AM

Hello,

Anyone know where I can find info and iconography of weapons and warriors of the Indonesian Archipelago and Southeast Asia from the 16th-17th centuries?

Pikes level!

Don Nuno

utami · 7th September 2006, 03:30 PM

Hi, don

try this book:
- Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago by Albert G. Van Zonneveld
- The Weapons and Fighting Arts of Indonesia by Donn F. Draeger

try Ensklopedia Keris by. Mr Bambang, for information about keris and you can read in bahasa.

just my 2 cent, hope this helps

RhysMichael · 8th September 2006, 02:14 AM

Those are the books I would have recommended also and you can get some good information from Fredrico's site http://old.blades.free.fr/

And some harder to find ones

COURT ARTS OF INDONESIA The Asia Society Galleries 1990, NEW YORK ISBN0878480722

CATALOGUE DE LA COLLECTION D'ARMES ANCIENNES EUROPEENNES ET ORIENTALES 1933, RUMILLY Charles Buttin

Egertons book AN ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK OF INDIAN ARMS and those of Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Malaya William H. Allen & Co., London, 1880, re-print 1986 ISBN9748745619

SWORDS AND DAGGERS OF INDONESIA Vaclav Solc

HANDS OF TIME: The crafts of Aceh -- Penerbit Djambatan 1989, JAKARTA Barbara Leigh

Albert · 9th September 2006, 06:39 PM

Hello Don,

Here are three sources in The Netherlands where there is a lot to be found:

http://ccindex.kit.nl/index.asp?lang=en (Database Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam)

http://www.rmv.nl/index.aspx?lang=en (Database National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden)

http://www.kitlv.nl/hisdoc.html (Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Carribean Studies)

Success!
Albert

RhysMichael · 9th September 2006, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Albert

Hello Don,

Here are three sources in The Netherlands where there is a lot to be found:

http://ccindex.kit.nl/index.asp?lang=en (Database Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam)

http://www.rmv.nl/index.aspx?lang=en (Database National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden)

http://www.kitlv.nl/hisdoc.html (Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Carribean Studies)

Success!
Albert

Thanks for these I had the Leiden link but not the others.

wolviex · 9th September 2006, 08:58 PM

Hello!
Here are some links to previous discussions on this and other forum:

http://www.kampungnet.com.sg/modules...hread&tid=1255

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...oto=nextnewest

Regards!

7th September 2006, 11:05 AM	#1
kingscarbine Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 4	Indonesian Archipelago Weapons Hello, Anyone know where I can find info and iconography of weapons and warriors of the Indonesian Archipelago and Southeast Asia from the 16th-17th centuries? Pikes level! Don Nuno

7th September 2006, 03:30 PM	#2
utami Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Java, Indonesia Posts: 49	Books: Hi, don try this book: - Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago by Albert G. Van Zonneveld - The Weapons and Fighting Arts of Indonesia by Donn F. Draeger try Ensklopedia Keris by. Mr Bambang, for information about keris and you can read in bahasa. just my 2 cent, hope this helps

8th September 2006, 02:14 AM	#3
RhysMichael Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 520	Those are the books I would have recommended also and you can get some good information from Fredrico's site http://old.blades.free.fr/ And some harder to find ones COURT ARTS OF INDONESIA The Asia Society Galleries 1990, NEW YORK ISBN0878480722 CATALOGUE DE LA COLLECTION D'ARMES ANCIENNES EUROPEENNES ET ORIENTALES 1933, RUMILLY Charles Buttin Egertons book AN ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK OF INDIAN ARMS and those of Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Malaya William H. Allen & Co., London, 1880, re-print 1986 ISBN9748745619 SWORDS AND DAGGERS OF INDONESIA Vaclav Solc HANDS OF TIME: The crafts of Aceh -- Penerbit Djambatan 1989, JAKARTA Barbara Leigh Last edited by RhysMichael; 8th September 2006 at 02:28 AM.

9th September 2006, 06:39 PM	#4
Albert Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 205	Hello Don, Here are three sources in The Netherlands where there is a lot to be found: http://ccindex.kit.nl/index.asp?lang=en (Database Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam) http://www.rmv.nl/index.aspx?lang=en (Database National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden) http://www.kitlv.nl/hisdoc.html (Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Carribean Studies) Success! Albert

9th September 2006, 08:58 PM	#6
wolviex Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Poland, Krakow Posts: 418	Hello! Here are some links to previous discussions on this and other forum: http://www.kampungnet.com.sg/modules...hread&tid=1255 http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...oto=nextnewest Regards!