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28th November 2020, 04:27 PM | #1 |
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Tombak Lada for comment.
Hi
The third out of the arrival of 4 from today. A Tombok lada or tumbok lada. Ivory and the metal looks like silver. The „rosetta-like“ (?) and the triangle pieces are looking a little bit „red“ but not like copper, maybe souassa ? Best Thomas |
28th November 2020, 06:27 PM | #2 |
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I like this type a lot!
Have the discs at the top tested by a jeweler to see if they are suassa. |
28th November 2020, 08:02 PM | #3 |
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Beauty
A beautiful piece! Congratulations.
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28th November 2020, 10:35 PM | #4 |
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Congrats, Thomas - a really nice piece! (Please let me know whenever you decide to part with it... )
Any provenance? The origin is Karo Batak, of course. The inlay will most likely be suasa, indeed. (Probably with really low gold content.) Regards, Kai |
2nd December 2020, 01:55 PM | #5 |
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Dear Thomas,
lovely piece, especially the glossy patina on the ivory. I'v seen this type in pictures and what I wonder about; is it easy to hold - functionally? Most handles are not only beautiful but also very ergonomical, they just fit into the hand in a natural way. On this type from the short and thick dimensions it looks somewhat awkward. Kind regards, Eric |
2nd December 2020, 02:44 PM | #6 |
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Hello Eric,
These are high status pieces: The bigger the better! The main design constraint seems to be that the hilt does not get so large that the whole piece tends to fall out of the sash... There are Karo examples with somewhat smaller hilts that can be held a bit better - I believe these are resulting from lesser funds rather than practical reasons though. Regards, Kai Last edited by kai; 2nd December 2020 at 06:03 PM. |
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