Balato

henri · 23rd January 2011, 09:50 PM

Thank you all for your feed backs . Still this dilemma : change / alter or not change the ball ? I could easily find here boar tusks and replace just the wooden tusks . Will look better for sure ...but still not an old one . Anyway it s always a compromise !

Cheers

Henri

VANDOO · 24th January 2011, 06:51 AM

I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED THESE AND SAW A VERY GOOD TRAVELING EXHIBIT FROM NIAS AT THE ART MUSEUM IN HOUSTON IN THE 1980'S. THEY ALSO HAVE A NICE EXAMPLE IN THEIR COLLECTION. HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES ONE OF NIAS VILLAGE GAURDS IN FULL REGALIA NOTE THE FLARED METAL ARMOR AND TUSKS ON THEIR HEAD GEAR. ONE SWORD HAS THE AMULET BALL EXPOSED WITH NO AMULET INSIDE OR TEETH ATTACHED, OTHERS HAVE AMULET BALLS WITH PIG TUSKS, CROCODILE TEETH, TIGER OR BIG CAT TEETH AND ONE HAS AN AMULET BOTTLE FIXED BETWEEN TWO TIGER TEETH. ONE FETISH BALL HAS CROCODILE TEETH, TIGER TEETH AND CLAWS. THERE ARE OTHER POSTS ON NIAS SO YOU MIGHT TAKE A LOOK

MY EXAMPLE OF A BALATO IS LIKE YOURS CARVED WOOD TEETH ON THE FETISH BALL BUT THE SWORD WOULD SERVE VERY WELL AS A WEAPON. THE MAGIC PROBABLY DOSEN'T WORK VERY WELL WITH AN EMPTY FETISH BALL WITH WOODEN TEETH

24th January 2011, 06:51 AM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED THESE AND SAW A VERY GOOD TRAVELING EXHIBIT FROM NIAS AT THE ART MUSEUM IN HOUSTON IN THE 1980'S. THEY ALSO HAVE A NICE EXAMPLE IN THEIR COLLECTION. HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES ONE OF NIAS VILLAGE GAURDS IN FULL REGALIA NOTE THE FLARED METAL ARMOR AND TUSKS ON THEIR HEAD GEAR. ONE SWORD HAS THE AMULET BALL EXPOSED WITH NO AMULET INSIDE OR TEETH ATTACHED, OTHERS HAVE AMULET BALLS WITH PIG TUSKS, CROCODILE TEETH, TIGER OR BIG CAT TEETH AND ONE HAS AN AMULET BOTTLE FIXED BETWEEN TWO TIGER TEETH. ONE FETISH BALL HAS CROCODILE TEETH, TIGER TEETH AND CLAWS. THERE ARE OTHER POSTS ON NIAS SO YOU MIGHT TAKE A LOOK MY EXAMPLE OF A BALATO IS LIKE YOURS CARVED WOOD TEETH ON THE FETISH BALL BUT THE SWORD WOULD SERVE VERY WELL AS A WEAPON. THE MAGIC PROBABLY DOSEN'T WORK VERY WELL WITH AN EMPTY FETISH BALL WITH WOODEN TEETH Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 24th January 2011 at 07:29 AM.

23rd January 2011, 09:50 PM	#1
henri Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 81	Thank you all for your feed backs . Still this dilemma : change / alter or not change the ball ? I could easily find here boar tusks and replace just the wooden tusks . Will look better for sure ...but still not an old one . Anyway it s always a compromise ! Cheers Henri