Crowns on Aceh weapons revisited

Dom · 22nd June 2012, 12:53 AM

fantastic piece of "black coral"

I'm crazy for it ... as well as almost all divers

before, I had never seen such big branch
it's really "a rare beauty"

à +

Dom

Battara · 22nd June 2012, 03:45 PM

Here is my crowned rencong with black coral:

asomotif · 22nd June 2012, 07:44 PM

I believe this thread was started to investigate the crowns on aceh weapons.
So to stick with the topic i have this Siwai that is in the "Wereldmuseum" at Rotterdam. The hilt is a really huge piece of akar bahar.

Ps. there are no sizes mentioned, but this one is in the exposition of the museum and believe me. it is huge. easily twice the diameter of a rentjong hilt.

VVV · 23rd June 2012, 08:58 AM

A nice one!

It's interesting that the Aceh and Gayo daggers come in so many sizes for each model.

Michael

asomotif · 30th May 2014, 09:53 PM

Today I found a variation of the rentjong hilt that I did not see before.
At the Gemeente Museum Den Haag.
(The Museum where President Obama went to see Mondriaan's "Victory Boogie Woogie"

)

I can not recall another hilt with such a heartshaped decoration.
A gold strip goes all around the hilt.

Battara · 31st May 2014, 06:46 PM

What an interesting variation. And gold and enameled all around the strap. I also noticed the coral is polished as well.

Thanks for posting this.

asomotif · 31st May 2014, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Battara

What an interesting variation. And gold and enameled all around the strap. I also noticed the coral is polished as well.

Thanks for posting this.

Yes, it looks indeed like akar bahar in a very smooth finish.
Here a enlargement of the previous picture.

Best regards,
Willem

asomotif · 31st May 2014, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Battara

What an interesting variation. And gold and enameled all around the strap. I also noticed the coral is polished as well.

Thanks for posting this.

I would rather have had it in my hands to determine the material

But it indeed looks like polished akar bahar.
Here is an enlargement of the previou picture :

22nd June 2012, 03:45 PM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,270	Here is my crowned rencong with black coral: Attached Images

22nd June 2012, 07:44 PM	#3
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,228	I believe this thread was started to investigate the crowns on aceh weapons. So to stick with the topic i have this Siwai that is in the "Wereldmuseum" at Rotterdam. The hilt is a really huge piece of akar bahar. Ps. there are no sizes mentioned, but this one is in the exposition of the museum and believe me. it is huge. easily twice the diameter of a rentjong hilt. Attached Images

30th May 2014, 09:53 PM	#5
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,228	Today I found a variation of the rentjong hilt that I did not see before. At the Gemeente Museum Den Haag. (The Museum where President Obama went to see Mondriaan's "Victory Boogie Woogie" ) I can not recall another hilt with such a heartshaped decoration. A gold strip goes all around the hilt. Attached Images

22nd June 2012, 12:53 AM	#1
Dom Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Paris (FR*) Cairo (EG) Posts: 1,142	fantastic piece of "black coral" I'm crazy for it ... as well as almost all divers before, I had never seen such big branch it's really "a rare beauty" à + Dom

23rd June 2012, 08:58 AM	#4
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	A nice one! It's interesting that the Aceh and Gayo daggers come in so many sizes for each model. Michael

31st May 2014, 06:46 PM	#6
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,270	What an interesting variation. And gold and enameled all around the strap. I also noticed the coral is polished as well. Thanks for posting this.