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Old 3rd July 2008, 06:04 PM   #1
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Default The "EXPLAIN YOUR AVATAR" Thread!

Just a bit of fun, I've seen some pretty sweet items pictured in peoples avatars, and some fun things too!
So here's todays fun thread!
Tell everyone about what you've chosen, insert a big picture, tell us the story of your avatar picture!

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Edit: Hope I'm not missusing the forums with these threads?
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Old 3rd July 2008, 06:30 PM   #2
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my avatar here is simple, it's my favourite pedang grip

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Old 3rd July 2008, 06:34 PM   #3
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A keris from my collection.

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Old 3rd July 2008, 06:35 PM   #4
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From the past:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=avatar

That thread is over a year old though, many people have changed theirs, and I never contributed, so...

Mine is the makara from the guard of my first really nice piece (and the first one I posted here), this kastane.

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Old 3rd July 2008, 06:37 PM   #5
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Easy, i took the keris avatar from the ones provided. I have tried to change this on a number of occasions and i'm always told that the pic is too big....no matter how small i seem to make it. I don't know why this is.
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Easy, i took the keris avatar from the ones provided. I have tried to change this on a number of occasions and i'm always told that the pic is too big....no matter how small i seem to make it. I don't know why this is.
This size ?

100X100 limit 19.5K

My avatar ?
Semar,complete with gas rising behind him .
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Old 3rd July 2008, 06:46 PM   #7
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Since the avatar pictures are so small, how about sharing big close-ups peeps?
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Old 3rd July 2008, 06:57 PM   #8
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I tossed the large image I shopped or rather Irfanviewed into the avatar, sorry .

A Wiki search would tell you a bit about him .
A G.I.S. would give you some other images .
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Since the avatar pictures are so small, how about sharing big close-ups peeps?
That's not a bad idea...
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Old 3rd July 2008, 07:29 PM   #10
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This is your's David .
No, not the keris ...
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Old 3rd July 2008, 08:42 PM   #11
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Here is mine.
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Old 3rd July 2008, 08:56 PM   #12
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Since the avatar pictures are so small, how about sharing big close-ups peeps?
pics in front of my garage door:


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Old 3rd July 2008, 09:11 PM   #13
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This is your's David .
No, not the keris ...
hmmm....what your saying then is that the keris isn't mine, but the hilt is....Thanks buddy. You know the address, just mail it out anytime...
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Sweet! Excellent choices.

Mine is the one remaining Indian bronze statue I have from a former collection. I couldn't bear to part with my big copper 'hamsa Bird'

He's about 18cm tall. I particularly like his 'Shivas Trishul' tail.

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Old 4th July 2008, 12:14 AM   #15
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Mine is one of various custom made Logos made for my site when it was launched a few years back. Very talented guys at www.macrojuice.com.
Here is a another....

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Old 4th July 2008, 02:00 AM   #16
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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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Old 4th July 2008, 02:09 AM   #17
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Mine is from my favorite kris.
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Mine is from my favorite Bugis keris hilt.
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Mine is from my favorite Bugis keris hilt.
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Funny it's my favorite one to. Always wondered what was on the other end of that hilt



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Old 4th July 2008, 07:00 AM   #20
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Default 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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An old classic jawa naga made by wood (50 cm high)
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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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Old 4th July 2008, 11:07 PM   #23
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It is from my favorit pakayun .



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Old 4th July 2008, 11:22 PM   #24
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Ngbaka, Bondjo - Congo execution knife -

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Old 5th July 2008, 12:06 PM   #25
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Default Rugi hilt from Alor

Mine is a Rugi hilt from Alor.

1 complete pic attached and two pics from old postcards from Alor headhunters/warriors!
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Mine is a character from one of the many 'Benin Bronzes', from the Dahomey society famed for their art and the bravery of their warriors.

Amongst the male warriors there were 'crack elite' women (often referrred to as the Amazons)..whom were considered more ruthless than the men
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Mine is a character from one of the many 'Benin Bronzes', from the Dahomey society famed for their art and the bravery of their warriors.

Amongst the male warriors there were 'crack elite' women (often referrred to as the Amazons)..whom were considered more ruthless than the men
Are you sure you're not talking about Portsmouth? It sure sounds like Pompey Girls?

Very Nice Bronze BTW Katana! I was wondering if you'd see this thread and tell us about it.
Did you pick it up in Kent?
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Ngbaka, Bondjo - Congo execution knife -

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These are absolutely spine tingling items! God only knows what the execution technique is with such a bizzare knife, throat slitting I guess?
I bet they work as a deterant!!!
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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



What a great little chap he is!! Love his happy face and handlebar moustache!
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An old classic jawa naga made by wood (50 cm high)
I love mythical beasts! Can you tell me more about this carving? Would it have been part of a complete statue or mounted on something? Its beautiful work!
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