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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th March 2006, 12:23 AM
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Posted By tuancd
Just a slight correction of the translation. In...

Just a slight correction of the translation. In order to make it clearer.

The Christians of Syria are above all Arabs: ... and not "The Christians of Syria are above all the Arabs:"

That makes...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2005, 12:40 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 70,348
Posted By tuancd
Nyai Loro Kidul or Nyi roro kidul she also...

Nyai Loro Kidul
or
Nyi roro kidul
she also is veiled because of a curse which made her ugly. Here is her story

Pajajaran kingdom was located in West Java from 1333 AD to 1630 AD and it was...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2005, 12:16 AM
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Views: 20,481
Posted By tuancd
Hi everybody Dear Henk I'll be glad to...

Hi everybody

Dear Henk
I'll be glad to know of a second elephant headed god. Actually right or left it does not really matters. It shows how the different ways to the aim. The swastikas counter...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2005, 10:52 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 70,348
Posted By tuancd
To come back from where we started This...

To come back from where we started

This Mendak looks like half one from Solo. Time and wear may have done some damages to it, but it does not seem much space for an other half. It fits the handle...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2005, 10:23 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 20,481
Posted By tuancd
Thanks to all I must admit that I'm balanced...

Thanks to all

I must admit that I'm balanced between Ganesh and a Garuda Balinese interpretation.

If we compare this handle to the Ganesh I'm posting now, the artist interpretation would weight...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2005, 10:05 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 70,348
Posted By tuancd
Dear Andrew Thanks for the moderation you...

Dear Andrew

Thanks for the moderation you bring to this enthusiast discussion


Dear Marto

I'm pleased that we have clarified our common appreciation of the valuable work that has been...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st June 2005, 04:18 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 20,481
Posted By tuancd
Who am I

Hi everybody
We have had an extensive study on durga on another thread.
Lets start this one with another interesting deity
any suggestion?
Regards
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st June 2005, 03:18 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 70,348
Posted By tuancd
Hi everybody the thread is getting hot! :D ...

Hi everybody

the thread is getting hot! :D

Thanks to Durga :cool:

More seriously, I'll be very pleased if anybody can fulfil Marto's wishes. I doubt it, but i'll sincerely appreciate any...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th June 2005, 02:47 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 70,348
Posted By tuancd
Hi! everybody I've been away, sorry to have...

Hi! everybody

I've been away, sorry to have miss the discussion.
I've read that you have buried Durga in a collective agreement.

I still wanted to show you the two pictures and "argue" a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th June 2005, 12:01 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 70,348
Posted By tuancd
Dear Nechesh, museums in Europe have started...

Dear Nechesh,

museums in Europe have started from the 14th century and even before. Of course, and unfortunately, inventories don't come back to that date and more over regarding keris. :) ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th June 2005, 07:14 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 70,348
Posted By tuancd
Dear Wolviex Yes the method is good but can...

Dear Wolviex

Yes the method is good but can only work when the piece is registered for a long time...
In your case you can only work by comparison. But the books like Sier's give that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th June 2005, 03:52 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 70,348
Posted By tuancd
Hi! everyone Thank you Boedhi for all the...

Hi! everyone

Thank you Boedhi for all the precisions you gave us. I sincerely hope to be able to read you more.

Just to mention, Sier (pronounce Sayer) Jensen, whose a good friend, is a Danish...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th June 2005, 07:16 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,731
Posted By tuancd
Hi! everyone For the armours I have at the...

Hi! everyone

For the armours I have at the moment they all are in lacquered forged iron.
actually fire weapons started to spread from the second half of the 17th century. That explain the change...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th June 2005, 11:22 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,731
Posted By tuancd
japanese suits of armour

Hi! everybody,
As I've been redirected to swap forum, this is just to tell that I have posted some pictures of our exhibition in Bruxelles in this part of the forum.

Any member will be more than...
Forum: Swap Forum 6th June 2005, 09:47 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,961
Posted By tuancd
here they come

here they come
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th May 2005, 10:09 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 18,842
Posted By tuancd
Hi everyone Robt Have a look on plate 14 c of...

Hi everyone
Robt
Have a look on plate 14 c of the same book. A burly design kemuning could also be nice but usually it's more like 10 a or 11 a.

And Guess who came for dinner last night... I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th May 2005, 04:29 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 18,842
Posted By tuancd
hi! everyone, dear Bluerf it is not the Garuda...

hi! everyone,
dear Bluerf it is not the Garuda hilt of "kris gli invincibili" but Devi with its elephant and turtle. Sorry to correct you. And your Jeckle looks like more "Jatayu", sometime found as...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2005, 04:10 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 10,348
Posted By tuancd
Yes definitely. You can see that the posture...

Yes definitely. You can see that the posture looks like the Alidha/pratyalidha standing position... But if you look them from the back they look seated and I have not been able to find a seated...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th May 2005, 04:51 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 10,348
Posted By tuancd
As I said it's also because it is sculptured on a...

As I said it's also because it is sculptured on a handle. If the posture couls be on a straight line then it would look like your illustration.
Any ways it's not obvious like some others detail or...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th May 2005, 07:28 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 12,516
Posted By tuancd
French Italian to English (with probably some...

French Italian to English (with probably some small mistakes :) )
My father can translate any japanese smith signature in romanji
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th May 2005, 07:05 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 10,348
Posted By tuancd
Hi! I'm back in Europe about the...

Hi!
I'm back in Europe
about the Alidha/pratyalidha standing position, it is highly discussable. You can find some posture in Balinese hilts that are close to it. It's not like the one expressed in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th May 2005, 11:29 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 8,683
Posted By tuancd
Hi guys Thanks to everybody here's the...

Hi guys
Thanks to everybody
here's the translation for those who wanted it
The sentences
> mean " B.E.(the Buddhist Era) 2461, Mr. Nuj and Ms. Jid have
> contributed the buddha image and have...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd May 2005, 01:19 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 8,683
Posted By tuancd
thanks Andrew Yes it's the ascetic buddha. I...

thanks Andrew

Yes it's the ascetic buddha. I will update when I get more info.
Seven years of fasting and that's the result...
And still he is some how still beatifull, and a pleasant friend in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2005, 12:53 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 8,683
Posted By tuancd
Really, there's not one person in the forum who...

Really, there's not one person in the forum who can give a little help?
Thanks anyway
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st May 2005, 08:01 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 10,348
Posted By tuancd
Thanks never noticed the kneeling position....

Thanks
never noticed the kneeling position. I'll come back on that later. (I'm travelling at the moment and have no way to get to my pics. The knee up and pending leg is a royal position of ease...
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