Semarang, the parang from Halmahera

Sajen · 24th January 2009, 03:37 PM

Hello Gentlemen,
my wife is from Halmahera, Indonesia. 2003 have been the first time that you can visit this island again after a conflict between christian and muslim population with many died people. So we went there to visit the family and I used this visit also to collect some parang from there. This parang called semarang. This parang are still proced and I have been able to visit a man who craft this parang and also spears and shields, salawaku.
In this thread I want to show you my collected semarang and pictures from my visit by the artist who still produce this parang.
Here at first the pictures from an old and typic semarang, the handle inlaid with MOP. The semarang is 66 cm long.

Sajen · 24th January 2009, 03:46 PM

The second semarang is a atypical one. The handle from deer horn and the shape and size is very different from the normal semarang. I get it from an old man on a small island where we visit an uncle of my wife.
This semarang is 90 cm long and have a simple sheat from bamboo with great dark patination.

Sajen · 24th January 2009, 03:58 PM

The third one is from the sixties last century and like the semarang they still produce. It has a sheat with two holes in up where you can attach a belt for carrying. Handle and sheat painted with modern dye. The semarang is 78 cm inside the sheat.

Sajen · 24th January 2009, 04:05 PM

Here are the pictures from my visit in the "weapon factory"!

Sajen · 24th January 2009, 04:08 PM

And some moore.

Sajen · 24th January 2009, 04:10 PM

And a display of my nicest old Salawaku's.

24th January 2009, 03:37 PM	#1
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,781	Semarang, the parang from Halmahera Hello Gentlemen, my wife is from Halmahera, Indonesia. 2003 have been the first time that you can visit this island again after a conflict between christian and muslim population with many died people. So we went there to visit the family and I used this visit also to collect some parang from there. This parang called semarang. This parang are still proced and I have been able to visit a man who craft this parang and also spears and shields, salawaku. In this thread I want to show you my collected semarang and pictures from my visit by the artist who still produce this parang. Here at first the pictures from an old and typic semarang, the handle inlaid with MOP. The semarang is 66 cm long. Attached Images

24th January 2009, 03:46 PM	#2
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,781	The second semarang is a atypical one. The handle from deer horn and the shape and size is very different from the normal semarang. I get it from an old man on a small island where we visit an uncle of my wife. This semarang is 90 cm long and have a simple sheat from bamboo with great dark patination. Attached Images

24th January 2009, 03:58 PM	#3
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,781	The third one is from the sixties last century and like the semarang they still produce. It has a sheat with two holes in up where you can attach a belt for carrying. Handle and sheat painted with modern dye. The semarang is 78 cm inside the sheat. Attached Images

24th January 2009, 04:05 PM	#4
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,781	Here are the pictures from my visit in the "weapon factory"! Attached Images

24th January 2009, 04:08 PM	#5
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,781	And some moore. Attached Images

24th January 2009, 04:10 PM	#6
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,781	And a display of my nicest old Salawaku's. Attached Images