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2nd May 2024, 11:58 PM | #1 |
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Hilt Identification
Here is a photo of a dagger hilt.
It is from Indonesia, & when I acquired it, it had a label attached by a previous owner that gave date & place of acquisition, I have not included the complete dagger because I do not want to influence anybody's opinion. This question is directed only at the hilt shown. Over the years I have had opinions from a number of people in respect of place of origin of this hilt, & I have my own opinion that has been formed from pictures seen in books. Perhaps a total of 8 or 10 opinions in all --- people & books. All these opinions vary to a greater or lesser degree. Does anybody have a confident opinion on place of origin of this hilt? |
3rd May 2024, 04:49 PM | #2 |
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Reminds me somehow of some hilts I've seen from Nias, but I doubt I'm correct.
Even so, someone has to open the guessing. |
3rd May 2024, 06:01 PM | #3 |
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Could it be from Mindanao ?
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3rd May 2024, 08:49 PM | #4 |
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To me it's a stylized makara handle, so a Sunda or Sumatra origin would be obvious to me.
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3rd May 2024, 09:37 PM | #5 |
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Thank you gentlemen.
Your responses demonstrate the problem I have had to the present time. Hopefully a few more people might like to post a confident opinion. Is anybody able to nominate an authoritative reference? Last edited by A. G. Maisey; 3rd May 2024 at 09:49 PM. |
3rd May 2024, 10:15 PM | #6 |
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Hello Alan,
Sadly no! But I think that it's indeed a stylized makara handle, compare it with a pedang handle from Lombok. Another possible origin. When I am correct, we only have to look where makara handles were used, direct to mind coming Java, Sunda, Sumatra and Lombok. |
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