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Hi,
Another Malaysian Badik or Sewar? Cheers. |
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Hello Omar,
I believe these fossil elephant molar fittings are modern and emulate classic Straits style; blade might be old. IMHO, a sewar regardless of which coast along the Malacca Strait it hails from. The Melayu badik seems to originally hail from more northern areas. Regards, Kai |
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Hi Oariff.
It's a sewar. But I am unsure if the scabbard mouth and hilt are antique, is the material white aka bahar or fossilized elephant tooth? Regards, Detlef PS: Just see that Kai write nearly the same already! ![]() |
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Thanks for your kind reply. I enclose 2 further pics for you to look at. If I had to guess - Elephant tooth/molar perhaps? Cheers. |
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Yes, fossil molar for both.
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Thank You very much Kai.
Are these markings familiar to anybody? Cheers. |
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It is a type of vegetative motif used among the Indonesians, Malayasians, and Philippines (Maranao call it okir).
And I agree with the mastodon molar tooth attribution. |
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