Badik for comment

semar · 4th January 2013, 12:54 PM

badik from celebes
handel is made from hoorn
scabbert made from silver
blade nice pamor

Battara · 4th January 2013, 06:12 PM

Another nice piece. Love the pamor. Is it recent or a recent etching?

Sajen · 4th January 2013, 11:54 PM

Wow, very nice one with beautiful pamor. Don't think it's recent but fresh etched.
Have a similar one in my collection, the form is the same but your's is more nice.

Regards,

Detlef

A. G. Maisey · 5th January 2013, 02:49 AM

Is it certain that this style is from Sulawesi?

I've had several of these over the years, got the first in Jawa in about 1970, and anybody over there who has given an opinion on this style has always said they were Javanese.

I do not know where they come from.

Do we have a believable source?

DaveA · 5th January 2013, 04:13 AM

The pamor is quite interesting. It looks to be a mixture of (at least) two types. The circles might be an example of melati rinonce "Chain of melati flowers". The spirit of this pamor is Healer; attracts wealth, heals bad karma. The pamor along the edge if the blade I cannot identify.

It takes considerable skill for an empu to create a blade with to or more pamor. This s pretty well done on t east one side. The second picture of the blade showing the obverse side is not so nice IMHO.

I like it and would value it in my collection!

David

semar · 6th January 2013, 01:28 PM

hello Battara
the etching is recent done
the persoon from ho I buy this badik tel me sulawesi

and aboud the badik from orgin he come`s from Sulawesi and thats the same story the bugies travel and trade much and so and that way the badik get in
singapore , maleisie , Thailand ,Brunei Filipine and Java

regards semar

4th January 2013, 12:54 PM	#1
semar Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 272	Badik for comment badik from celebes handel is made from hoorn scabbert made from silver blade nice pamor Attached Images

4th January 2013, 11:54 PM	#3
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,761	Wow, very nice one with beautiful pamor. Don't think it's recent but fresh etched. Have a similar one in my collection, the form is the same but your's is more nice. Regards, Detlef Attached Images

5th January 2013, 04:13 AM	#5
DaveA Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 413	Pamor The pamor is quite interesting. It looks to be a mixture of (at least) two types. The circles might be an example of melati rinonce "Chain of melati flowers". The spirit of this pamor is Healer; attracts wealth, heals bad karma. The pamor along the edge if the blade I cannot identify. It takes considerable skill for an empu to create a blade with to or more pamor. This s pretty well done on t east one side. The second picture of the blade showing the obverse side is not so nice IMHO. I like it and would value it in my collection! David

4th January 2013, 06:12 PM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,217	Another nice piece. Love the pamor. Is it recent or a recent etching?

5th January 2013, 02:49 AM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,879	Is it certain that this style is from Sulawesi? I've had several of these over the years, got the first in Jawa in about 1970, and anybody over there who has given an opinion on this style has always said they were Javanese. I do not know where they come from. Do we have a believable source?

6th January 2013, 01:28 PM	#6
semar Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 272	hello Battara the etching is recent done the persoon from ho I buy this badik tel me sulawesi and aboud the badik from orgin he come`s from Sulawesi and thats the same story the bugies travel and trade much and so and that way the badik get in singapore , maleisie , Thailand ,Brunei Filipine and Java regards semar