Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd March 2005, 03:52 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 23,919
Inscription
Hi,
I think the inscription is upside down, but standing on my head in front of my PC, I think it says Hassan Faqeer, probably the name of the smith? Cheers :)
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th February 2005, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 8,752
Tray
I guess I'd let the others contribute their knowledge on the weapons. I'd just like to put in my two cents worth on the tray. It seems what you have here is a piece of marquetry work probably done in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd February 2005, 04:08 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 22,814
Impressed
All I can say in my faux Singaporean Malay 'gerek seh!' :)
If I had known that the Keris are at Kampung Gelam, I would have skipped my short hop to Takashimaya.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th February 2005, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 19,364
Parang?
I would hazard that this item here is a local variant of a utility parang. I'm basing this on the fact that a large number of the people on Cocos were Malays, especially from Malacca and if I'm not...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th February 2005, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 16,339
Contraband
Hi Rick, Bang Rahman,
It would be great if I can get more info on the banning of various sidearms throughout the archipelago, the dates and the motives as well. :)
I've read somewhere that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th February 2005, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 16,339
Terima Kasih Daun Keladi
Thanks Bang Rahman. That confirms what I have at the back of my mind. However, I'm also interested to know if similar legislations are made elsewhere in or outside the Malay lands. Anyone? :)
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th February 2005, 05:25 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 16,339
Ban on Keris
Salam Sejahtera and greetings.
I'm helping out a friend on an article she's writing on the Keris. I'm trying to recall when the keris was first banned as a weapon in the Malay states of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2005, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 22,244
Keris Hilt
The picture Pak Rasdan has is from a book on keris published by the Malaysian Handicrafts Development board. I think I have one too. Well, it's stated there as Keris Majapahit, though the details on...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2005, 04:33 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 13,116
Keris Competition
Is this something like the Keris competitions they have up in Kelantan? I think they had a contest for Keris Anak Alang at the Gelanggang Seni Kota Bharu last year.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st January 2005, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 16,681
Blades in KL
Hi VVV,
Central Market is the most obvious place to look for blades. However, I'm of the opinion that the stuff you get there might be a tad overpriced sometimes.
Still, the shop upstairs has a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th January 2005, 03:59 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,217
Pandai Saras
Congratulations on owning a beauty, especially one with a genuine aged sarung of good kemuning and hulu. Still, somehow I think the Jawa Demam in this piece is a bit stiff (Kaku in Malay), it lacks...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th January 2005, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 15,006
Calligraphy
Sorry, it's actually khat nastaliq, a combination of Khat Nashki and Taliq used by the Persians in place of the Avestai alphabet.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th January 2005, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 15,006
Persian
Inscription is Farsi written in Arabic letters in the Khat Ta'liq style of calligraphy. Since I can't understand Farsi and since the style means the letters are a bit jumbled in the cartouche, I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th December 2004, 10:16 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 22,172
Ottoman Coin
What you have on the dagger appears to be a coin minted in the Ottoman empire as it carries what appears to be a Tughra, in other words the Sultan's emblem in the shape of an elaborate calligraphic...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th December 2004, 06:01 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 21,868
Killer Waves
My prayers and condolences to the bereaved families and survivors. The northern states of the Malay peninsula are quite badly hit, though considering their proximity with the epicentre of the quake...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st December 2004, 06:17 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,759
Tumbuk Lada
Hi Teodor,
What you have looks a bit new but my personal opinion is it's a relatively well made piece compared to the tourist tumbuk lada to be had here. Generally, some of the less well made ones...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st December 2004, 06:10 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 51,190
Keris as killing tool
Greetings gentlemen and a happy solstice to you too Neschech,
I've been following the rest of the thread with interest, especially the long debate on whether the keris remains a combat weapon or is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th December 2004, 04:04 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,061
Bali Trance
Hi Nechesh,
I have very bad short term memory but I'll try and recall nevertheless :)
The footage I saw was from a contemporary documentary on Discovery Travel and Adventure channel on satellite...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th December 2004, 06:10 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 15,560
Attempt
Hi,
The top inscription looks like Bismillahi Rahman, in the name of God the compassionate, though I think it is imcomplete.
The bottom one is a bit tricky. The starting part looks like wa lailan...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th December 2004, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 51,190
Bugis Beauty
Once again I have to doff my hat to BluErf for the amazing pieces he owns. My friend, you seem to have a limitless expenses account when kerises are concerned ;). Pray tell if you have stock market...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th December 2004, 05:42 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,061
Bali
Blu,
Just curious. I've seen footage of Balinese performing the Barong dance in a state of trance. Whenever they stab themselves, the keris blades they use could actually flex and bend. Does the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th December 2004, 05:02 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,707
Inscription
Can just make out the word AMAL, which could mean in Aarabic 'work of', but then again, I could be wrong. :)
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2004, 04:27 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 16,038
Lime Juice
Pak Rasdan,
Perhaps the best solution to your predicament is to buy a labour saving device - one of those stainless steel lemon squeezers where you squeeze out the juice using a lever, instead of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2004, 04:16 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 16,301
Cambodian Keris
Gentlemen,
I'm assuming that the keris, if the Cambodian provenance is accurate, is from the Cham people. They live somewhere in the region between what is now modern Cambodia and Vietnam and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd December 2004, 06:49 AM
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Replies: 110
Views: 90,426
Keris
Congratulations on the nice new layout. Pics size for upload is a bit limited though. And John, how about a peek at your Madure blade. :)
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