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19th August 2010, 12:14 PM | #1 | |
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Moro Budiak with a bit of baling wire
If I recall correctly, I bought this spear head at a local flea market several years ago. The old tag reads:
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I had always thought the twisted 'baling' wire to which the tag is tied was a later addition, but learned that I was wrong with that assumption the Brimfield flea market this past Spring... |
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19th August 2010, 04:57 PM | #2 |
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Lee
The wire bailing helped anchor the blade to the shaft. I had one of these years ago and mine had a rattan binding from the blade to pole. You also see the same technique used on Moro kris. |
20th August 2010, 05:06 AM | #3 |
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What a nice piece - maybe not twistcore, but looks laminated and definitely a good budiak spearhead.
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20th August 2010, 03:21 PM | #4 |
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Thank you both!
I arrived at the Spring Brimfield market on the Tuesday and in the morning I saw someone walking away along the highway with a sheathed spear at a distance. I had been lucky in getting that long yari the preceding year and I know I cannot even frequently be the first to find these fresh-to-market treasures. It is so nice when it happens though. But my luck had not soured, as the next morning I found this same spear was now among some other nice ethnographic items for sale in another spot in a newly opened field. Even better, the gentleman selling it had bought it "right" and was passing it along with only a nominal markup. As you shall see below, it is another budiak, slightly larger, and with the substantial benefit of retaining not only an interestingly carved old pole but even retaining a scabbard for the blade. As with your observation Lew, the purpose of the wire becomes clear on this example. Battara, this one also shows no signs of a twist core and is also a well-made hand-forged piece. I suspect that it is probably of the same era as the spear above. |
20th August 2010, 03:49 PM | #5 |
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Nice pieces Lee!
Thank you for sharing these budiaks! I had never seen a budiak with this kind of "baling" wire. Maurice |
20th August 2010, 05:12 PM | #6 |
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Congrats Lee. Nice pieces. Is the other budiak with a complete shaft?
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