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At a sudden I ran into some Nias pieces.
Two status lances (from the same collection) and an old balato with original ratan ball. (amulets gone unfortunately, but hey.....I don't care). ;-) |
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A beautiful and rare grouping/find Maurice...steering away from Borneo perhaps :-)))
The Balato is in super fine conditon too...could you please share an image of it out of the sheath. You know how much I love spears too.....please show more!!!!! Gav Last edited by freebooter; 3rd May 2011 at 11:09 AM. |
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Indeed very nice Nias items; quality! By the way, I would not bother the 'so-called missing amulates' as I think they have never been on there! Fabtastic patine also.
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I'm not bothered about the missing charms. It seemed that Nias people didn't bother to give away/sell their sword, but the balls with idols and charms where taken off before. |
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Hi Maurice,
nice grab of three rare outstanding pieces. ![]() Regards, Detlef |
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Very nice pieces Maurice. I really love the elegant spears.
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Congratulations Maurice,
It looks like a beautiful patina on all 3 and the hilt is very unusual. Michael |
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Oh my goodness, that Balato is breathtaking. It steals the show in that small Nias grouping. Well done! How'd you end up with these?
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Nice spears too. Rattan ball looks great and original to me. Are there signs that amulets have been attached in the past ? |
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Very nice items Maurice.
Beautiful colors and patin on the ratan bands. The Balato is great!!! |
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Congrats, Maurice!
I like the understatement expressed by the balato pommel. I'm with Gav - more pics of all pieces, please! ![]() Kai |
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Yes I like the expression of the pommel also very much. Especially that little scroll on the top. I've seen this version sometimes on old images/collections, but than the two protrusions are both equally long, not with one shorter little curl.... Maurice |
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Here some images of both lances.
The wooden shaft butts of both lances have a metal point. Only one has a lot of ratan bands (more than 100) around the wooden shaft. |
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Thank you Maurice, very nice indeed....the forum now needs sound and a wolf whistle icon, these are some exotic lookers seldom seen or discussed.
I am looking forward to sitting back and learning some more about these in particular about the lances as I like 'em long. Gav |
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Never steering away from Borneo, but my interests in some "outside" Borneo areas are growing by the minute. ![]() The balato is indeed in a very good condition. No damages or missing chips whatsoever, only 4 ratan bands around the scabbard are missing. It has a nice old patina allover, and especially the handle shows glossy patina of handling. Here some images of the balato out of the scabbard and a better image of the ratan ball. Maurice |
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