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4th July 2008, 02:00 AM
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Mine is a panel from the silver scabbard of one of my favorite dha.
  He is a bilu, usually translated as "ogre," but in Burmese mythology they are not the Shrek-like creatures that live under bridges as in the West (wait, thats a troll ...  ), but rather a sentient species like humans, just rarer, and more magical-mystical. The scabbard has both a male and a female bilu, though only a female bilu figures in the story on the blade, which is the [/url=http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/Perspective/persp2003/4-2003/leg.htm]"Bedaya" jataka[/url]. This is Mrs. Bilu, AKA Sandamuhki:  More details on the dha here. Great idea for a thread, by the way. 
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4th July 2008, 02:09 AM
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Location: USA Georgia
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Mine is from my favorite kris.
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4th July 2008, 02:42 AM
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Location: Singapore
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Mine is from my favorite Bugis keris hilt.
Last edited by Alam Shah; 4th July 2008 at 02:57 AM. |
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4th July 2008, 04:27 AM
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Location: East Coast USA
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Funny it's my favorite one to.   Always wondered what was on the other end of that hilt Lew |
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4th July 2008, 07:00 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Santa Barbara, California
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Tibetan double dorje
Blue dorje on a red lotus, surrounded by 'energy'.
I think it's getting a bit old. Time for a new one, and I have one in mind. Soon... |
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4th July 2008, 08:39 AM
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Location: Italy
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An old classic jawa naga made by wood (50 cm high)
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4th July 2008, 07:18 PM
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Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium)
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here's mine
My avatar is an old Wayang Golek puppet. I had to restore the clothing (it was worn). I have a small collection of these puppets (mainly monsters and clowns), but I especially like this one because it wears a keris.
And no.....it doesn't resemble me   
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5th July 2008, 01:14 PM
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7th July 2008, 03:34 PM
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Location: Singapore
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Now you know... a simple "no nonsense" keris blade.
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5th July 2008, 01:17 PM
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It is truly stunning, if there was a smilie 'taking its hat off' I'd be inserting it here: " ". |
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