hilt for comment

Ganja Iras · 26th November 2013, 09:35 PM

Dear folks ,

Here i presenting my balinesse hilt ,prabu (the king ) .
made of moos deer horn with silver selut ; gold plated
any comments are welcome
Thanks for watching

Ganja iras

jwkiernan · 27th November 2013, 07:17 AM

Very nice...great detail! Congrats!

All my best,

John

Ganja Iras · 27th November 2013, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jwkiernan

Very nice...great detail! Congrats!

All my best,

John

Hi jhon ,
Thank you very much for your appreciation.
just try to share some pics of my little collection.
the hilt is new made ,and it was made by balinesse carver in tampak siring.
angkop / selud made in lombok silver smith.
Thanks for watching.

Ganja iras

Ganja Iras · 27th November 2013, 01:53 PM

i also want to share this .
made of whale tooth in ganesha motif.
Silver selud with gems
Thank you

David · 27th November 2013, 04:30 PM

Well honestly i don't like the first one very much. Perhaps it's the material as i have never liked the look of all the moose antler hilts that are coming out of this area of late. I actually prefer the look of deer antler. The staining of this hilt also has a forced aging look about it.
The carving on the ganesha is much nicer. Are you sure this is whale "ivory"? Is new whale ivory even legal in that area? It certainly would have trouble passing customs abroad.

Ganja Iras · 27th November 2013, 05:01 PM

Hi David ,
Thank you for your opinion .
well i am very sure about the material is whale ivory.
my friends from flores ( east nusa tenggara ) gave me some whale tooths last year.
in his place ,there is a yearly traditional ceremony ( whale hunting ) ,but unfortunately i can't give you more info about it ,sorry for that.
here i include some pic's of the material.
thank you ,

Ganja iras

Jean · 27th November 2013, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David

Well honestly i don't like the first one very much. Perhaps it's the material as i have never liked the look of all the moose antler hilts that are coming out of this area of late. I actually prefer the look of deer antler. The staining of this hilt also has a forced aging look about it.
The carving on the ganesha is much nicer. Are you sure this is whale "ivory"? Is new whale ivory even legal in that area? It certainly would have trouble passing customs abroad.

I also don't like too much the prabu hilt especially because the head is disproportionate (too big) to the body. The colour of the nice Ganesha hilt looks very white and uniform for spermwhale ivory but it may be because it is new.

Regards

26th November 2013, 09:35 PM	#1
Ganja Iras Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 57	hilt for comment Dear folks , Here i presenting my balinesse hilt ,prabu (the king ) . made of moos deer horn with silver selut ; gold plated any comments are welcome Thanks for watching Ganja iras Attached Images

27th November 2013, 01:53 PM	#4
Ganja Iras Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 57	i also want to share this . made of whale tooth in ganesha motif. Silver selud with gems Thank you Attached Images

27th November 2013, 05:01 PM	#6
Ganja Iras Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 57	re Hi David , Thank you for your opinion . well i am very sure about the material is whale ivory. my friends from flores ( east nusa tenggara ) gave me some whale tooths last year. in his place ,there is a yearly traditional ceremony ( whale hunting ) ,but unfortunately i can't give you more info about it ,sorry for that. here i include some pic's of the material. thank you , Ganja iras Attached Images

27th November 2013, 07:17 AM	#2
jwkiernan Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37	Very nice...great detail! Congrats! All my best, John

27th November 2013, 04:30 PM	#5
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,126	Well honestly i don't like the first one very much. Perhaps it's the material as i have never liked the look of all the moose antler hilts that are coming out of this area of late. I actually prefer the look of deer antler. The staining of this hilt also has a forced aging look about it. The carving on the ganesha is much nicer. Are you sure this is whale "ivory"? Is new whale ivory even legal in that area? It certainly would have trouble passing customs abroad.