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1st January 2010, 02:44 PM | #1 |
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Unsusual hilt
A collector friend just received this hilt from ivory. Since we both have never seen a hilt like this he asked me if I can post it here to get maybe some more informations about.
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1st January 2010, 03:58 PM | #2 |
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Beautiful hit
IMO: Very rare to find . I don't have this hit... and is one of my target everytime i'm in Indonesia. A similar hit is in the book "Hulu keris" in which the author said it comes from Yogya ...or Solo area (I don't remember well) Congraturation |
1st January 2010, 07:49 PM | #3 | |
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What is the significance of the depiction? What does it symbolise? |
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1st January 2010, 08:16 PM | #4 |
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hmmm...i wonder about the age of this piece. I wonder if this isn't a contemporary artists interpretation of a rare older hilt which has then been treated to appear old. I am not familiar with the hilt in Hulu Keris. How old is that one said to be? It should be kept in mind that modern carvers are quite capable of reproducing rare old hilt styles and then presenting them as old with a bit of artificial aging and staining. Is it then a "rare" hilt or merely a copy of one?
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I just send a mail to my friend where I asked him if he have informations about the history of this hilt. |
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1st January 2010, 09:52 PM | #6 | |
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1st January 2010, 10:49 PM | #7 |
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The former owner of this hilt passed away more than twenty years ago and the family decide some time ago to sell this collection. There are no further informations when and where this hilt is collected, sorry.
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2nd January 2010, 02:37 AM | #8 |
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Perhaps more information on from where and from whom this hilt is collected from would be helpful.
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2nd January 2010, 03:16 AM | #9 | |
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I aggree with BluErf: "Perhaps more information on from where and from whom this hilt is collected from would be helpful." guwaya |
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