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Sajen 20th July 2024 11:40 AM

Two sikin panjang enter my collection
 
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This two pieces will enter my collection!

Battara 28th July 2024 05:19 AM

Very nice. Especially after a clean up! Congratulations!

Ian 28th July 2024 07:25 AM

Sajen, lovely pieces. Are the scabbard mouths ivory?

Sajen 28th July 2024 03:03 PM

Hello Jose and Ian,

Thank you! :cool: And yes, the scabbard mouths are from ivory.
I will post pictures soon as I have received them and have given them some care.

Regards,
Detlef

danny1976 2nd August 2024 09:08 AM

Hello Detlef,

Nice catch, curious how the look after cleaning

Sajen 2nd August 2024 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by danny1976 (Post 292400)
Hello Detlef,

Nice catch, curious how the look after cleaning

Hi Danny,

Thank you! I received them yesterday. The auction house had interchanged the scabbards and one scabbard mouth was once broken and got reglued, the blade which looks more worse on the picture is the better one and I've tried to clean a window, it's time consuming but the blade will look great when complete cleaned, it has inlays at the crown (the most is gone), the spine and on the blade, also here is the most gone.
Both are nicer than the picture suggests. Some first pictures will follow.

Regards,
Detlef

Sajen 2nd August 2024 06:28 PM

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Here are some first pictures, one scabbard is cleaned, the other one I've cleaned a window from dirt and grease, the blades I've started, by the one with inlays only a window.

When I finish the work I will post further pictures.

Pendita65 3rd August 2024 08:02 PM

Hi Detlef,

A beautiful catch indeed a Sikin is also on my wish list.


Regards, Martin

asomotif 3rd August 2024 11:41 PM

Nice cath Detlef.

A sikin with a pentagram is still on my wish list.

Marc M. 4th August 2024 09:24 AM

Hi Detlef


Very nice Sikin, although I have no knowledge about it.
How do you clean the blades?
Regards
Marc

Sajen 4th August 2024 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by asomotif (Post 292449)
Nice catch Detlef.

A sikin with a pentagram is still on my wish list.

Hi Willem,

Thank you! :cool: The blade with gold inlay and pentagram was an extra surprise when I received them. It wasn't visible on the auction picture.

Regards,
Detlef

Sajen 4th August 2024 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Marc M. (Post 292453)
Very nice Sikin, although I have no knowledge about it.
How do you clean the blades?

Thank you Marc! I clean them with sanding paper from coarse to fine.

They will stay in nice company with my two other sikins! ;)

Regards,
Detlef

Sajen 4th August 2024 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Pendita65 (Post 292447)
A beautiful catch indeed a Sikin is also on my wish list.

Hi Martin,

Also to you, thank you! I am sure that a nice sikin will cross your way in short or a little bit longer! ;)

Pendita65 4th August 2024 10:33 AM

Hi Detlef,

Yes I am sure one day.

Regards, Martin

danny1976 4th August 2024 08:50 PM

Hi Detlef,

The look already better than on the photos from the auction house.
The inlay is a nice bonus!
I really like the carving on the bottom of one of the scabbards.

Battara 5th August 2024 02:46 AM

Nice work Detlef!

Sajen 5th August 2024 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by danny1976 (Post 292470)
Hi Detlef,

The look already better than on the photos from the auction house.
The inlay is a nice bonus!
I really like the carving on the bottom of one of the scabbards.

Hi Danny,

Both have potential but both need a lot of attention. I will work on them and will post pictures when they look like I want to have them! :D;)

Regards,
Detlef

Sajen 5th August 2024 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Battara (Post 292475)
Nice work Detlef!

Thank you Jose but until now I've only cleaned and cared for the scabbards and handles and started to clean the blades, there is still a long way until they look like I want to have them.

Regards,
Detlef

Maurice 25th October 2024 04:05 PM

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Hi Detlef,

Both beautiful sikin panjangs.
As you know, these blades wandered through the regions upnorth (Aceh, Alas, Gajo, even in the Batak regions).

In the smaller sikin you can clearly see the 'evidence' of such wandering.
The motif at the tip of the scabbard is Gayo style, while the sikin itself and the other motifs carved in the scabbard are Achenese. I like these kind of 'crossculturals' a lot.

Regards,
Maurice

Sajen 27th October 2024 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Maurice (Post 293795)
Hi Detlef,

Both beautiful sikin panjangs.

Thank you Maurice! :)


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Originally Posted by Maurice (Post 293795)
In the smaller sikin you can clearly see the 'evidence' of such wandering.
The motif at the tip of the scabbard is Gayo style, while the sikin itself and the other motifs carved in the scabbard are Achenese. I like these kind of 'crossculturals' a lot.

Thank you for answering my never asked question if someone is familiar with the carving at the tip on the smaller one. So it's Gayo! :) Are you able to show similar motives?

Regards,
Detlef

Maurice 27th October 2024 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Sajen (Post 293834)
Thank you Maurice! :)




Thank you for answering my never asked question if someone is familiar with the carving at the tip on the smaller one. So it's Gayo! :) Are you able to show similar motives?

Regards,
Detlef

Hello Detlef,

This one encounters your motif at the tip of your sikin sheath the most.

Regards,
Maurice

Maurice 27th October 2024 08:57 PM

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Another one that resembles the motif.

Sajen 27th October 2024 09:34 PM

Thank you very much Maurice! :)

Regards,
Detlef


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