Crowns on Aceh weapons revisited

[asomotif]

It has been a long while. here a small addition from an auction website.
A a shape that is already in this thread. but very nice clear pictures and the combi with hippo ivory. nice.

[Ian]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

This thread has been running for quite some time, but I have never looked at it previously.

When I look at these "crowns", it strikes me that I am looking at a representation of the tumpal motif.

Has anybody thought to investigate this?

Hi Alan,

I want to bring your earlier comment back up because nobody really replied to your question. Lots of comments about the "bling" but nothing in regard to your suggestion of a tumpal motif, which makes sense to me.

[JeffS]

Peter Dekker notes this in the "Tumpal" glossary entry on his site.

[asomotif]

In hands of time, The crafts of Aceh, by Barbara Leigh,
the writer refers a bamboo shoot motif, Pucuk rebung.

In this old thread there is also information : http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=atjeh

[Battara]

A few years later, I am now the new owner of Asomotif's rencong.

I was wondering if this rencong comes from Gayo. It is huge - about 17 inches long altogether.

Also I remember earlier on in this discussion years ago that in Gayo the big ones were a symbol of high status.

I had to take some rust off the blade and re-etch it.