Go on..... show us your Sumara

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Hi Maurice,

very nice example! Seems to have a nice pamor. please post more pictures when you have received it.

Regards,

Detlef

OK Detlef, I got it and was very pleasantly surprised of the quality, which wasn't shown in the images of the seller clearly.

I'm collecting Borneo, but think I will not be able to trade/ part with this one, as it's a pure headhunting sword (though from Celebes).
Look at the complicated knotted hair at the handle of one of the victims!

Also a great surplus is that the blade is covered with tin. As I said before this was done with swords which had taken heads! Unfortunately some rust comes through here and there, but I decided not to clean it, avoiding loosing some of the tin (which I definately not want).


Regards,
Maurice

[asomotif]

Originally Posted by Maurice

Look at the complicated knotted hair at the handle of one of the victims!

Hi Maurice,
Just wanted to add that the way of tying the hair is exactly the same as on the 3 celebes spears that I own.
Unfortunately the spears are decorated with monkey or dyed goat hair.

Best regards,
Willem

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by asomotif

Hi Maurice,
Just wanted to add that the way of tying the hair is exactly the same as on the 3 celebes spears that I own.
Unfortunately the spears are decorated with monkey or dyed goat hair.

Best regards,
Willem

Hi Willem,

Can you post some images of the tying of the hair?
Probably they are from the same area than...

Kind Regards,
Maurice

[asomotif]

Hmmmm...

I wish I had some daylight available at this hour

Here 2 close ups of hair decoration on the spears.

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by asomotif

Hmmmm...

I wish I had some daylight available at this hour

Here 2 close ups of hair decoration on the spears.

Yes indeed the same way as on the penai! Thanks for the images. I bet they're beauties of spears....

Kind regards,
Maurice

[asomotif]

Originally Posted by Maurice

Yes indeed the same way as on the penai! Thanks for the images. I bet they're beauties of spears....
Kind regards,
Maurice

Well.... spears can be sort of boring... but if you line them up they make a nice display

Come on forumites, show us some more sumara's !!!

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by asomotif

Well.... spears can be sort of boring... but if you line them up they make a nice display

Come on forumites, show us some more sumara's !!!

Very nice display Willem.
I still have a Borneo spear for you lying here. I will not able to take it to you by train next month, as it would be a strange sight...

PS. Here an old image of Celebes swords (around 1911).....