Another Malaysia Badik or Sewar?

[oariff]

Hi,

Another Malaysian Badik or Sewar?

Cheers.

[kai]

Hello Omar,

I believe these fossil elephant molar fittings are modern and emulate classic Straits style; blade might be old. IMHO, a sewar regardless of which coast along the Malacca Strait it hails from. The Melayu badik seems to originally hail from more northern areas.

Regards,
Kai

[Sajen]

Hi Oariff.

It's a sewar. But I am unsure if the scabbard mouth and hilt are antique, is the material white aka bahar or fossilized elephant tooth?

Regards,
Detlef

PS: Just see that Kai write nearly the same already!

[oariff]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Hi Oariff.

It's a sewar. But I am unsure if the scabbard mouth and hilt are antique, is the material white aka bahar or fossilized elephant tooth?

Regards,
Detlef

PS: Just see that Kai write nearly the same already!

Hi Detlef and Kai,

Thanks for your kind reply. I enclose 2 further pics for you to look at. If I had to guess - Elephant tooth/molar perhaps?

Cheers.

[kai]

Yes, fossil molar for both.

[oariff]

Originally Posted by kai

Yes, fossil molar for both.

Thank You very much Kai.

Are these markings familiar to anybody?

Cheers.

[Battara]

It is a type of vegetative motif used among the Indonesians, Malayasians, and Philippines (Maranao call it okir).

And I agree with the mastodon molar tooth attribution.