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Has been a while not logging in here due to work restriction.
I thought I can share this lovely ivory Palembang hilt. Still looking crisp but yet have some age patina to it. Probably not very old. I was actually impressed by the deep, small and detail carvings. Was told that the art of carving like this is as good as 'dead' there. Interestingly, I also noticed that the buah pinang is actually carved from a separate ivory and joined together in such delicate manner that both fits very well and tight. Very smart and beautifully executed since the carver has restriction of ivory material (maybe?). |
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Lovely!
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very lovely
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Very beautiful.
I wonder how much it takes time to make something like this? ![]() Thanks, J. |
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Good work!
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I heard that in Indonesia carvers are using dental drills. This one is very finely carved. I assume that this is real manual work. But can someone confirm this ? Best regards, Willem |
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Willem, i'm not sure how one would ever know for sure unless they knew the carver. Personally i think tools are just that. I don't think it lessens the artistry of the work if modern tools are involved as long as the artist knows how to properly use them.
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