Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st September 2010, 07:30 AM
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Yes many spears can be thrown.. but not all.....
Yes many spears can be thrown.. but not all.. Throwing a spear that is specifically design for thrusting needs a lot of compensatory adjustments made in how it is thrown by the wielder to the point...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st September 2010, 07:20 AM
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Replies: 176
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I used Wahl brand light machine oil. It is...
I used Wahl brand light machine oil. It is odourless and colourless. It is a brand generally associated with hair clippers. To this, I would blend in my own mix of floral scent... i guess this is...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st September 2010, 07:06 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st September 2010, 07:00 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 15,452
Good dependable restoration is a bug bear for...
Good dependable restoration is a bug bear for anyone of us, even in and around here. Craftsmen who are willing to and can effect gd quality of restoration work is hard to come by.
Honestly, I was...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st September 2010, 06:50 AM
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Replies: 19
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st September 2010, 06:40 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
31st August 2010, 07:27 AM
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Bugis Riau - 7 Luks
I got this piece a while back. Whn it 1st came it had a missing base and the cross piece of the sheath had been broken off previously and was not well restored, giving it an lopsided appearance and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th August 2010, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 15
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th August 2010, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th August 2010, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 51,484
An interesting point to note. In my discussion...
An interesting point to note. In my discussion with friends with Buginese backgrounds in I'sia, M'sia & S'pore, I have been made aware of a particular Buginese philosophy that accounts for their well...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th August 2010, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 51,484
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th August 2010, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 13,289
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th August 2010, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 176
Views: 119,414
I am inclined to use a canned M'sian product of...
I am inclined to use a canned M'sian product of pure pineapple juice that is easily found here in S'pore. Cant remember the brand though, failing which theres always freshly squeezed lime juice, that...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th August 2010, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 16
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Should I have been mistaken in my initial...
Should I have been mistaken in my initial asessment about the missing ganjar... may we be given a look at the base of the ganjar... the the form of the sekar cicak... would be a good indicator...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th August 2010, 11:53 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th August 2010, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 51,484
KEWL! :D
...but the caveat here again is...
KEWL! :D
...but the caveat here again is that this may be a localise evolution of the basic Bugis form, influence perhaps by the context of the then existing socio circumstances that differs...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th August 2010, 06:51 AM
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Replies: 46
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Alam is right.. Having been shown egs of these...
Alam is right.. Having been shown egs of these and speaking to him and others on these I too share the opinion that it does exist... however, what we have to be clear about is the fact that a Bugis...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th August 2010, 06:41 AM
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Replies: 16
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agree.. it is meant to emulate the stye of the...
agree.. it is meant to emulate the stye of the Tappi Sappukala or the Sepokal Keris of the bugis... But though there is a very slight curve to the blade... the overall look simply does not fit in to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th August 2010, 06:24 AM
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Replies: 15
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th August 2010, 06:14 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th August 2010, 06:04 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 12,016
The handle does look rather similar to Parang...
The handle does look rather similar to Parang Ginah and several others forms of weapons similar in type, like the Kelantanese Klewang, Parang Jengok, Parang Jambul etc.. all native to the northern...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th August 2010, 05:38 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th August 2010, 07:29 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 25,633
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th August 2010, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 25,633
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th August 2010, 07:04 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 25,633
The Peninsula Malay Perspective
From what I have seen of samples in the hands of M'sian & S'porean collectors & based on my discussion wth pthers here, there is a lcear distinction of a Tombak (Spear) and a Lembing (Javelin)...
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