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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th January 2019, 02:47 AM
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Views: 17,658
Posted By Bill M
Beautiful collection! The crystal handle on the...

Beautiful collection! The crystal handle on the daggers are incredible in the last picture.

I had a horse head dagger similar in the same picture, but gave it to a friend. It had a type of name...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th January 2019, 09:01 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 17,658
Posted By Bill M
Thank you for posting these. I have an...

Thank you for posting these. I have an interesting Pre-Columbian artifacts from Vera Cruz, Colima, Peru, Valdivia Nazca . One is a "shaman in flight"no weapons :(


Like David said, many of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 8th January 2019, 08:11 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,279
Posted By Bill M
Thank you David! He really gets a great sound...

Thank you David! He really gets a great sound from two strings.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 8th January 2019, 08:07 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,259
Posted By Bill M
Not sure. This was one of my earliest...

Not sure. This was one of my earliest acquisitions and I very much over cleaned it! I have learned not to do this.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 8th January 2019, 02:39 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,956
Posted By Bill M
Spirit Cage [revisited]

I had posted this earlier and tried to delete that post. However the keris keeps coming back in my mind and I am reposting. Please excuse my redundancy.

Not sure what this is. It was called a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th January 2019, 02:25 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,585
Posted By Bill M
Thank you, I knew he was an important figure....

Thank you, I knew he was an important figure. Could not remember his name. The face seems 'different'?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th January 2019, 01:44 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,585
Posted By Bill M
What Wayang Kulit figure is depicted in this 'tombak'?

I have always been fascinated by the Wayang Kulit.

28cm figure height

We have acquired a full Indonesian Wayang Kulit screen.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 8th January 2019, 01:31 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 46,695
Posted By Bill M
Kai, thank you very much with your explanations!...

Kai, thank you very much with your explanations! Always a pleasure!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th January 2019, 12:09 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 9,784
Posted By Bill M
Sometimes there is a fine line between collecting...

Sometimes there is a fine line between collecting and hoarding!
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th January 2019, 11:58 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,129
Posted By Bill M
Thank you David. Fascinating discourse on these...

Thank you David. Fascinating discourse on these hilts. There seems to be common agreement with the carvers of the arms, legs, bodies - but with open expressions for each artist.

"It represents a...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th January 2019, 06:07 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 46,695
Posted By Bill M
Thank you David, I have tried to bring this post...

Thank you David, I have tried to bring this post into the Keris. There had not been any comments. I just reposted with a link to the original post.

Would appreciate the last few comments about...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th January 2019, 05:59 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 46,695
Posted By Bill M
An Indonesian friend has commented, This is...

An Indonesian friend has commented,

This is an alang bahari kapit in sundang /kalis style and hilt,,,
Hybrid ,,, Might be from reteh riau near sumatera where the tempasok, balanging, irranoon...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th January 2019, 05:29 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 10,189
Posted By Bill M
I will have a closer look. I usually try to keep...

I will have a closer look. I usually try to keep 'em like I find 'em. But stop rust or degradation. I have over cleaned in the past.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th January 2019, 05:27 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 9,784
Posted By Bill M
I will have a closer look when I am downtown...

I will have a closer look when I am downtown where it is stored. It does look like you said.

Good to see you again after a long hiatus (from me)
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th January 2019, 05:19 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 46,695
Posted By Bill M
I did not know how to resurrect to the Keris...

I did not know how to resurrect to the Keris Forum. So I posted it here and then started over in the Keris Forum.

There are quite a few informative comments in this original post. As I mentioned...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 6th January 2019, 04:25 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,279
Posted By Bill M
#1163 Batak String instrument

Two string instrument with Batak carvings
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th January 2019, 02:49 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 46,695
Posted By Bill M
An interesting keris or kris or voc or peninsular?

An interesting keris or kris or voc or peninsular?
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th January 2019, 02:21 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,129
Posted By Bill M
https://www.britannica.com/topic/religious-syncret...

https://www.britannica.com/topic/religious-syncretism
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th January 2019, 02:17 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 15,020
Posted By Bill M
Are the eyes are made from a different material? ...

Are the eyes are made from a different material?

What is the difference between Cirebon/Tegal?
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th January 2019, 02:14 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,216
Posted By Bill M
Beautiful.

Beautiful.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th January 2019, 02:07 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,129
Posted By Bill M
#1352 Keris

I see a praying man as the handle, but often it has been represented as a "fevered man" in my syncretism I see both and more.

What do you see, overall
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th January 2019, 02:01 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,259
Posted By Bill M
#1353 Keris

For your comments
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th January 2019, 12:59 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 28,728
Posted By Bill M
Rhino Horn?

Rhino Horn?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th January 2019, 12:26 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 10,189
Posted By Bill M
Thank you Detlef. It is good to put a name to it!...

Thank you Detlef. It is good to put a name to it!

It seems quite authentic. Your opinion?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th January 2019, 02:52 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 9,784
Posted By Bill M
The pictures were made when I first brought them...

The pictures were made when I first brought them home from the flea market.

Thank you Detlef. I also hate rusty blades! I should have been more clear in my post. "Stabilized the Rust". I removed...
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