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Hi
I've had this long spear for a while, and wonder if someone is able to identify it for me. I have thought of it as probably Indonesian, Batak ? The shaft is very straight and regular - would it have been made on some sort of lathe, or all carved by hand ? Thanks. |
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A very fine looking piece.
The shaft is hand made no doubt, a lathe of this size would be troubsome to say the least, flex and flop would be out of control even with numberous support rollers along the bed of the lathe and I am unsure if the technology was available for this type of construction in the day. I look forward to hearing more on the origins as I am afraid I can't be too exact....if you do ever grow tired of it, please do let me know, it would look great amonst my other lances ![]() |
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Beautiful spear there Colin! Thanks for share! Looking forward to hearing what others have to say
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Very nice. Congrats. I would say Sumatra, Aceh.
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Could be Sumatra, not necessarily Atjeh imho.
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Very nice spear though! Last edited by Maurice; 4th June 2011 at 06:37 AM. |
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A very fine piece indeed, Colin !
I would even call it an elegant weapon ![]() |
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Many thanks for the kind and informative comments and responses about this spear.
Regards, Colin |
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Colin,
The carvings in the wooden shaft: Are they all circular rings? Or are there also some in other form? (can you post an image of the other shapes if there are?) Thanks, Maurice Last edited by Maurice; 4th June 2011 at 06:37 AM. |
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The carvings on the shaft are just circular rings, here is a close-up image. Regards. |
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Hand made rings ... right?
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A fine spear, similar sleeve to mine but different type of blade. Is the sleeve of brass not silver ?
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