Sundanga from Sulawesi for comment

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Amuk Murugul

Hullo everybody!

Hmmmmm ..... a bit like the chicken and the egg.
Boils down to belief, I suppose (pardon the pun).
I personally have no problem with it; all seems in order.
However, in your case, perhaps you need to view it from the movements of people in the past.
A good example would be to study three individuals in particular: Arung Pallaka, Kapiten Jonker and Cornelis Janszoon Speelman.
Then may you find an answer of some satisfaction to you.

Best,

Hello Amuk,

please can you explain a little bit more precise? And what do you think from where this shown examples orginate?

Thank you in advance,

Detlef

[Maurice]

I've found a very old one from Preanger -> West Java.
The scabbardtip and - mouth are gone, but a nice addition is the inlay at the back of the obviously old blade. Never have seen inlay on these swords before at the spine of the blade.

It's very likely that these swords are from before 1850 (and probably earlier), as there is a big possibility they were out of fashion allready at that time.
I think a very undervalued piece in private collections, probably because people don't realize how old these pieces are!?!
It's similar at the ones from the old drawings (post #24 and #25), which were made around 1825 (as I found out recently with help of a friendcollector).

Rg,
Maurice

[Sajen]

Hi Maurice,

very nice one, thank you for posting this for our eyes!

Regards,

Detlef