Sikin Pasangan

RhysMichael · 23rd December 2007, 02:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick

The blade reminds me of a peudueng's . (sp?)

It is a peudeung, pedang or Sikin" ( Sikim , Sikkim, Sekem ). The reason there are so many names for these swords is that there are 10 subethnic groups of acehnesse (such as Aceh , Gayo, Alas, Aneuk Jamee, Melayu Tamiang, Kluet, Devayan, Sigulai, Haloban and Julu )
It is a very nice example. Congatulations.

We have talked about these a few times here on the forum and a couple of years ago I tried to pull together the information from here. you can find it here
http://home.comcast.net/~jtcrosby/Aceh.html

These peudeung can also be found with Hulu tapa guda but I have only see a few of those and unfortunately do not own one.

Bill M · 23rd December 2007, 02:37 AM

Thank you RhysMichael. This is some very good information!!

I REALLY like the designs on the scabbard. The language looks like it could have roots in Tamil.

I wonder if the Achenese had trade with India. Looks like they traded with about everyone else!

Want to know more. Come on Arjan, we are only about a week away from January!

RhysMichael · 23rd December 2007, 02:43 AM

Here is a peudeung with a hulu tapa guda

Another from an earlier thread is here
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/attach...id=17016&stc=1

RhysMichael · 23rd December 2007, 03:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Marsh

I REALLY like the designs on the scabbard. The language looks like it could have roots in Tamil.

I wonder if the Achenese had trade with India. Looks like they traded with about everyone else!

It is believed that there is a long history of trade with India. Hindu and Buddist influence from India may have reached Aceh as early as the first century from

First International Conference of Aceh and Indian Ocean Studies was held by the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore Eehabilitation and Construction Executing Agency for Aceh and Nias (BRR), Banda Aceh, Indonesia in February 2007. I am hoping in the second they will have more on the early history of Aceh

you can find the proceedings of that conference here
http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/events_cat...=6&eventid=539

And there are several people here who have sent me a good bit of information on Aceh that I am sure will chime in soon.

CharlesS · 23rd December 2007, 02:14 PM

Here is another one with another nice hulu, and all silver scabbard cover with ivory embellished scabbard mouth.

Dajak · 23rd December 2007, 02:38 PM

That is an nice one Charless looks like an very long one

Ben

asomotif · 24th December 2007, 12:14 PM

A very nice Sikin.

I have had it in my hands last month when it was still in the Netherlands.

The blade is quite common, as far as Siking Pasangangs of this quality are common

The silver can be cleaned, it will get darker by time again.
But I would also choose to leave them as it is.
I Have no experience in etching, but from previous posts by Bill we can see that this is in goods hands

enclosed a picture of a sikin with similar bladepoint.

Bill M · 27th December 2007, 11:42 AM

The handle is horn. Could this be rhino?

23rd December 2007, 02:14 PM	#5
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	Here is another one with another nice hulu, and all silver scabbard cover with ivory embellished scabbard mouth. Attached Images

24th December 2007, 12:14 PM	#7
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,237	A very nice Sikin. I have had it in my hands last month when it was still in the Netherlands. The blade is quite common, as far as Siking Pasangangs of this quality are common The silver can be cleaned, it will get darker by time again. But I would also choose to leave them as it is. I Have no experience in etching, but from previous posts by Bill we can see that this is in goods hands enclosed a picture of a sikin with similar bladepoint. Attached Images

23rd December 2007, 02:37 AM	#2
Bill M Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Georgia Posts: 1,599	Thank you RhysMichael. This is some very good information!! I REALLY like the designs on the scabbard. The language looks like it could have roots in Tamil. I wonder if the Achenese had trade with India. Looks like they traded with about everyone else! Want to know more. Come on Arjan, we are only about a week away from January!

23rd December 2007, 02:43 AM	#3
RhysMichael Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 520	Here is a peudeung with a hulu tapa guda Another from an earlier thread is here http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/attach...id=17016&stc=1

23rd December 2007, 02:38 PM	#6
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	That is an nice one Charless looks like an very long one Ben

27th December 2007, 11:42 AM	#8
Bill M Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Georgia Posts: 1,599	The handle is horn. Could this be rhino?