Balato Questions

VANDOO · 21st April 2015, 05:42 PM

WELCOME TO THE FORUM.

THESE LOOK LIKE GUINUINE SWORDS MADE FOR LOCAL USE TO ME. WHILE SOME EXAMPLES HAVE PIG TUSKS OR CROCODILE OR EVEN TIGER TEETH MAKING UP THE TAILSMANIC BALL MOST DO NOT. THE CARVING IS GOOD THRU-OUT AND THE ARANGEMENT OF THE WOODEN TEETH AND THE FACE ON THE WOODEN PEG UNUSUAL AND VERY NICELY DONE. THE BLADE AND SCABBARD ARE WELL MADE AND IT APPEARS THAT PATINA IS PRESENT ON ALL PARTS OF THE ITEM. THE TIGER BELLS ARE A NICE TOUCH AS WELL. I CAN'T GIVE AN AGE BUT YOUR GUESS IS LIKELY CLOSE. I WOULD BE PROUD TO HAVE TWO SUCH EXAMPLES IN MY COLLECTION.

Green · 22nd April 2015, 05:58 PM

Thank you VANDOO for your comment. That makes me feela lot better about my balatos again !

. Incidentally today i visited a special exhibition on "the evolution of weapons and world humanity" at the Malaysian National museum in Kuala Lumpur . It has a good selection of edged weapons particularly Krises and one sole balato on display.

Happy to note that the exhibit also had wooden ball as you can see in the pics below. So now I don't feel too bad not having tiger teeth or wild boar tusks on my balatos.

22nd April 2015, 05:58 PM	#2
Green Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Malaysia Posts: 325	Thank you VANDOO for your comment. That makes me feela lot better about my balatos again ! . Incidentally today i visited a special exhibition on "the evolution of weapons and world humanity" at the Malaysian National museum in Kuala Lumpur . It has a good selection of edged weapons particularly Krises and one sole balato on display. Happy to note that the exhibit also had wooden ball as you can see in the pics below. So now I don't feel too bad not having tiger teeth or wild boar tusks on my balatos. Attached Images

21st April 2015, 05:42 PM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	WELCOME TO THE FORUM. THESE LOOK LIKE GUINUINE SWORDS MADE FOR LOCAL USE TO ME. WHILE SOME EXAMPLES HAVE PIG TUSKS OR CROCODILE OR EVEN TIGER TEETH MAKING UP THE TAILSMANIC BALL MOST DO NOT. THE CARVING IS GOOD THRU-OUT AND THE ARANGEMENT OF THE WOODEN TEETH AND THE FACE ON THE WOODEN PEG UNUSUAL AND VERY NICELY DONE. THE BLADE AND SCABBARD ARE WELL MADE AND IT APPEARS THAT PATINA IS PRESENT ON ALL PARTS OF THE ITEM. THE TIGER BELLS ARE A NICE TOUCH AS WELL. I CAN'T GIVE AN AGE BUT YOUR GUESS IS LIKELY CLOSE. I WOULD BE PROUD TO HAVE TWO SUCH EXAMPLES IN MY COLLECTION.