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3rd July 2008, 06:04 PM
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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! Cheers Gene Edit: Hope I'm not missusing the forums with these threads? |
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3rd July 2008, 06:30 PM
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my avatar here is simple, it's my favourite pedang grip
Last edited by kronckew; 3rd July 2008 at 08:55 PM. |
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3rd July 2008, 06:34 PM
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A keris from my collection.
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3rd July 2008, 06:35 PM
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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. --Radleigh |
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3rd July 2008, 06:37 PM
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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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3rd July 2008, 06:41 PM
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 100X100 limit 19.5K My avatar ? Semar,complete with gas rising behind him . 
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3rd July 2008, 06:46 PM
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Since the avatar pictures are so small, how about sharing big close-ups peeps?
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3rd July 2008, 06:57 PM
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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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3rd July 2008, 07:16 PM
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3rd July 2008, 07:29 PM
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This is your's David .
No, not the keris ... 
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3rd July 2008, 08:42 PM
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Here is mine.
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3rd July 2008, 08:56 PM
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3rd July 2008, 09:11 PM
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3rd July 2008, 09:29 PM
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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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4th July 2008, 12:14 AM
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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.... Runjeet |
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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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Mine is from my favorite kris.
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4th July 2008, 02:42 AM
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Mine is from my favorite Bugis keris hilt.
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4th July 2008, 04:27 AM
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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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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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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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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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4th July 2008, 11:07 PM
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It is from my favorit pakayun .
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4th July 2008, 11:22 PM
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 Ngbaka, Bondjo - Congo execution knife - Luc |
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5th July 2008, 12:06 PM
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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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5th July 2008, 01:02 PM
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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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5th July 2008, 01:09 PM
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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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5th July 2008, 01:11 PM
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I bet they work as a deterant!!!
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5th July 2008, 01:12 PM
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5th July 2008, 01:14 PM
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