Identifying 3 hilts

apolaki · 6th August 2020, 03:25 AM

Hi, can anyone help me identify these 3 hilts and where they are from?

Rafngard · 6th August 2020, 04:23 AM

I'll leave a definitive argument to the experts, but I'm pretty sure these are all from Bali and all fairly recent.

Thanks,
Leif

A. G. Maisey · 6th August 2020, 04:48 AM

All Bali style.

Can I have a look at the back of the top hilt please? He's probably Nawa Sari, but I need to see the back to be certain.

I cannot identify the other two.

apolaki · 6th August 2020, 05:05 AM

Hi, here is the back side of the first hilt. If it is Nawa Sari, can you tell me more about who that is?

Do you know more about the names of the face less figures on the other two hilts? One is covered by long hair and the other is like an abstract faceless figure.

Thank you!

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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

All Bali style.

Can I have a look at the back of the top hilt please? He's probably Nawa Sari, but I need to see the back to be certain.

I cannot identify the other two.

David · 6th August 2020, 05:05 AM

I agree with Alan that the top one is most probably Nawa Sari. I assume Alan wants to see the grain sheaf in the hand behind the back, but everything else about this hilt fits the commonly encountered design for Nawa Sari.
The hilt with the hair over the face probably doesn't represent a single figure, but i seem to recall story of leyak or ghosts that are know to appear in this form, so that is the direction i would investigate with that.
No idea on the really abstract one, but i do find it to be really cool.

apolaki · 6th August 2020, 05:40 AM

Thanks all for your impressions! What about this hilt, who could it be representing?

A. G. Maisey · 6th August 2020, 06:58 AM

Yep, Nawa Sari.

For a long time, a lot of people believed that Nawa Sari had nine heads of rice in his hand (nawa = nine) in fact he has a pandanus flower in his hand.

There was Forum discussion of this not all that long ago.

See:-

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=nawa+sari

Jean · 6th August 2020, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by apolaki

Thanks all for your impressions! What about this hilt, who could it be representing?

IMO, this hilt depicts a prabu (king). This is a fairly common and standard style of hilt from Bali/Lombok.
Regards

6th August 2020, 03:25 AM	#1
apolaki Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 160	Identifying 3 hilts Hi, can anyone help me identify these 3 hilts and where they are from? Attached Images

6th August 2020, 05:40 AM	#6
apolaki Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 160	Thanks all for your impressions! What about this hilt, who could it be representing? Attached Images

6th August 2020, 04:23 AM	#2
Rafngard Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Minneapolis,MN Posts: 340	I'll leave a definitive argument to the experts, but I'm pretty sure these are all from Bali and all fairly recent. Thanks, Leif

6th August 2020, 04:48 AM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,893	All Bali style. Can I have a look at the back of the top hilt please? He's probably Nawa Sari, but I need to see the back to be certain. I cannot identify the other two.

6th August 2020, 05:05 AM	#5
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,124	I agree with Alan that the top one is most probably Nawa Sari. I assume Alan wants to see the grain sheaf in the hand behind the back, but everything else about this hilt fits the commonly encountered design for Nawa Sari. The hilt with the hair over the face probably doesn't represent a single figure, but i seem to recall story of leyak or ghosts that are know to appear in this form, so that is the direction i would investigate with that. No idea on the really abstract one, but i do find it to be really cool.

6th August 2020, 06:58 AM	#7
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,893	Yep, Nawa Sari. For a long time, a lot of people believed that Nawa Sari had nine heads of rice in his hand (nawa = nine) in fact he has a pandanus flower in his hand. There was Forum discussion of this not all that long ago. See:- http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=nawa+sari