Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd June 2006, 03:00 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 11,637
Name of Moro Ruler
Greetings all,
My two cents.
From the engraved script, I'm guessing it was the name of the owner of the lantaka (rentaka in Malay). My guess reading of it is 'Pemaka Datu Muhammad Iskandar...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th June 2006, 02:41 AM
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Replies: 82
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Malaysia
I'm from the land that gave the world amok, durians and the present home of Keris Taming Sari, hulu keris ayam teleng and some of the best mandaus you've ever seen.
We have nine Sultans who take...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th May 2006, 02:35 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 11,469
Belasungkawa
My prayers for my Indonesian brothers and sisters in Yogyakarta Hadiningrat and those living in the shadows of Gunung Merapi. Semoga tabah menghadapi ujian Yang Maha Esa.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th May 2006, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,653
End of an Era
I have never Empu Djeno met personally, though I have viewed him at work in a CD on keris culture produced by Malaysia's Museums and Antiquities Department.
In the footage, almarhum Empu Djeno...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th April 2006, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,481
Search for Keris
Thanks Simatua,
I'll certainly try and visit the places you recommended. An Indonesian friend will be showing me around so getting to those places will not be a problem (though I've been warned...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th April 2006, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,481
Keris in Jakarta
I will be spending a week in Jakarta at my company's Indonesian office. I was wondering if my fellow Keris enthusiasts could point me to any good museums and galleries where I can view Indonesian...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th March 2006, 01:44 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 40,448
Strange Words
Dear Dajak,
Sorry but couldn't help you with the cryptic words. They're definitely not in Malay, Minangkabau or Arabic, so I'm assuming they're in Acehnese or even Gayo. :)
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th March 2006, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 40,448
Contents of Azimat
Hi Dajak,
Thanks for the enlarged pictures of the tangkal azimat. I believe it contains snatches from Quranic verses. But what I find most interesting is the second piece from the top, as the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th March 2006, 02:27 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 40,448
Talismanic Papers
The text is a bit small but from what I can see, I'm assuming the papers are actually what is known in the Malay archipelago cultures as Tangkal, a form of talisman. Maybe if you can enlarge the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd February 2006, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 22,944
Keris Melayu
Congratulations on owning such a beautiful keris. It's always a joy to own one where you not only have a nice, intact blade but also sarung and hulu aged to perfection, with that mature reddish brown...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th January 2006, 02:09 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 28,637
Valuable Article
Thank you very much for the article. I believe the circle of keris enthusiasts here will find it an extremely interesting read. This is the beautiful thing about this forum, as much as we have our...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th January 2006, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 8,526
Keris Pair
The sarung of the Straits Bugis keris seem to indicate that it has some age to it, with nice flashing grains. Would love to see an even closer look of the blade though.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th January 2006, 09:36 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 28,637
Request for Article
Forget me not. It would be interesting to share this with the other Malaysian collectors.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th January 2006, 02:04 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,709
New Warangka
Hi Nechesh,
I must say your friend's effort is commendable. Even in Malaysia, where the indigenous sarung forms are slightly different from Javanese ones, I have encountered a few improvised...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th December 2005, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 13,237
Return of the Sword
Congratulations Mark,
Your story gives hope to people like me, who are still in the lookout for their family's long lost Pusaka. :)
Unfortunately, record keeping has always been rather...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th December 2005, 01:53 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,074
Swords in Kuching
Hi Vandoo,
I think I've seen the very same swords you've mentioned in Kuching. I guess you meant the Iban decorated Piso Podang in that row of antique shops on the Kuching waterfront. One or two I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th October 2005, 02:27 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 12,367
Living Tradition
Being a Malay, the keris is part and parcel of my nation's culture and history. On one hand, it is the ethnic sidearm of our people, just as the Dha is that of the Thais and the Kukri for the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th September 2005, 06:01 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 17,036
Keris in Mandailing Lands
Hi Mykeris,
Your post has started me on a quest of sorts :) . I made contact with Abdul Razzaq Lubis, a Penang based researcher on Mandailing history and culture and by happy coincidence he turns...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th September 2005, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 2
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Elephants in Sabah
The closest landfall for the Moros was what is today the state of Sabah in northern Borneo. I've read recent reports about the elephants in this state which are considered an unusual sub-species of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th September 2005, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,628
My Mistake
Thanks for the correction Marc, should have remembered that Abu Abdillah was Sultan of Qarnatah. :D
The Moors was a blanket term applied by writers of old to describe Arabs in general, just like...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th September 2005, 03:06 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,628
Irony with Iron Blades?
Spain was ruled by the Arab Umayyad caliphate in Cordoba, before the state fragmented into smaller sultanates, only to be swallowed by the nascent powers of a united Castile and Leon. The last of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th September 2005, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 10,324
Blades in KL
You might want to start at Central Market where there are several dealers stocking a mix of genuine antiques, such as keris, sundang, spears, swords as well more recently made keris from Java and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st September 2005, 09:16 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,364
Translated
Greetings
Picture 2's inscription is Al-Khartoum 1318 (Hijra year) while Picture 3's inscription is Omdurman 1318 (same date).
I guess you need to check what year it was exactly but going by the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st September 2005, 02:31 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 19,893
Translation
The front part is Bismillahi rahmani rahim (In the name of God, most Gracious, most Merciful) and the one on the back is Allahu Akbar (God is great).
Truly a beautiful kris, with the kind of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th August 2005, 03:08 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,797
Not Arabic?
Hi Robert,
I have a feeling this inscription is not in Arabic. The calligraphy style leans stronger to the central lands of Islam, so it could very well be in Farsi, Urdu, Pashto or even Turkish?...
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