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Old 4th January 2013, 01:54 PM   #1
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Default Badik for comment

badik from celebes
handel is made from hoorn
scabbert made from silver
blade nice pamor
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Old 4th January 2013, 07:12 PM   #2
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Another nice piece. Love the pamor. Is it recent or a recent etching?
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Old 5th January 2013, 12:54 AM   #3
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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.

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Old 5th January 2013, 03:49 AM   #4
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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?
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Old 5th January 2013, 05:13 AM   #5
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Thumbs up 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!

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Old 6th January 2013, 02:28 PM   #6
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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


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