Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th May 2011, 04:43 PM
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Hi,
In my experience the sheath is supposed...
Hi,
In my experience the sheath is supposed to have no bands at all! They are repairs for sheaths that have problems. But repairs are quite common. The material used says something about the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th April 2011, 03:51 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th April 2011, 01:47 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th April 2011, 12:23 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th April 2011, 10:11 AM
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Radja of Dolok with his weapons of state
This photo is quite famous. Titled the radja of Dolok and his followers.
He is a Batak ruler with his helpers and his weapons of state. In the middle the Leming Radja of which I own several. To the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th April 2011, 07:50 AM
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Hi Rasdan,
Unfortunately the screw in the...
Hi Rasdan,
Unfortunately the screw in the cup in mine is gone so that does not help. The design on the crosspiece of yours is like a leaf or something else organic. I have a Batak one with almost...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th April 2011, 07:46 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th April 2011, 10:42 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th April 2011, 10:27 PM
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Hello Rasdan,
I noted that too. How strange...
Hello Rasdan,
I noted that too. How strange that the same type of weapon appears in these different places, Sumatra, Borneo and Malasia.
I recently saw a picture from a friend with a ruler of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th April 2011, 09:58 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th April 2011, 08:10 AM
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Piso Podang Batak or Borneo?
I recently added a strange piso podang to my collection. It is a strange variation in several respects. According to the source it came from an old Batak collection and all other items were indeed...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th February 2011, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 18
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When I joined the forum about 2.5 years ago I...
When I joined the forum about 2.5 years ago I asked the same question - since then I have read and learned a lot.
Just wrote a small article on Aceh status weapons for a Dutch weapons collectors...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th February 2011, 08:03 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th February 2011, 07:06 PM
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Sikin scabbard translation help part 2
Dear all,
I just saw the reactions to Jonno's sikin - hope there is help around for this one too!
It was partially translated before by Jentayu as well - maybe this better picture helps for a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th February 2011, 12:08 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th January 2011, 07:24 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th January 2011, 10:00 PM
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Hi - it is the same type of blade. Better made...
Hi - it is the same type of blade. Better made than most and not imported but locally made with layered steel. But as most thin and very flexible - I think it is just belongs to this type of sword.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th January 2011, 03:26 PM
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Kalasan
It seems to be a Batak item - a bit like a kalasan.
Regards, Erik
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th January 2011, 10:49 AM
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Gajo pieces
And now finally some Gajo pieces - two rare rencong and one keris on a background of a so called Aceh coat (semi official military coat) of an officer with a miniature Military Order of William 4th...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th November 2010, 09:11 PM
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some more
And here some more Aceh pieces :) Gajo and Batak will take some time and come later.
*Sikin peusangan with ivory cross piece
*Sikin panjang with double crown - sheath covered in red coloured...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th November 2010, 09:54 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th November 2010, 07:15 PM
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Hi Detlef,
Probably these types of boxes...
Hi Detlef,
Probably these types of boxes were used in a wider area. I know this one was actually collected in Aceh. Here a picture of mine (a version with low silver content - most are brass) in a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th November 2010, 04:06 PM
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Replies: 25
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Thanks,
Can send you a pic of the inside of...
Thanks,
Can send you a pic of the inside of the hat - it does not have a seperate lining. It does have an opening in the top in which sometimes (during weddings e.g) a special star like jewel was...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th November 2010, 01:25 PM
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Thanks Gavin!
Although my interest is very...
Thanks Gavin!
Although my interest is very broad I have learned that limiting the scope of the actual collection can help to become an "authority" in a specific field quickly. With my limited...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th November 2010, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 25
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Thanks Maurice,
The ones you have are among...
Thanks Maurice,
The ones you have are among the very few I know about outside of musea. Probably they are rarer as you mentioned than the rattan ones. I guess often they are not recognized as Aceh...
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