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31st October 2021, 01:26 PM | #1 |
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Sajen, is this a repurposed tombak? Very nicely done.
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31st October 2021, 03:22 PM | #2 |
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Hello Charles,
I don't think so. Djelenga described a chundrik with a blade similar to a keris without gonjo, a sendirung with a blade like a tombak and a tempius with a blade with star cross section. I am not aware of a tombak blade like the blade in question. Regards, Detlef |
31st October 2021, 03:27 PM | #3 |
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All members who own a chundrik, a tempius or a sendirung can feel free to post their examples for comparison, Ian for example once posted a very nice chundrik when I remember correctly.
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4th November 2021, 09:22 AM | #4 | |
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Hello Detlef,
Thanks for posting! Quote:
Some spears also come with very slender blades. Considering the traditional devotion to recycling throughout the archipelago, I can well imagine a worn-down spear head given a second life as a functional dagger since the forces on the blade are quite different. The asymmetrical base of your example also makes me think of a possibly damaged spear blade; OTOH this could also be argued to be part of the original design... BTW, is the attribution to Lombok based on actual place of collection? Regards, Kai |
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7th November 2021, 07:27 PM | #5 | |
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Thank you for your comments! The blades by sendirung are always formed like a tombak blade, of course it's possible that recycled spear blades get used as blades for them, only the maker will know exactly. I've purchased it from a German auction house, by the attribution to Lombok I just followed Djelenga. Regards, Detlef |
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15th January 2022, 02:19 AM | #6 |
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After " a long rest ", far from the forum , I start a journey visiting the last posts and this one will be the first one I will reply .
Detlef requested some pictures of cundrik . Here are 3 from my collection . First one shows a cundrik with luk in blade and pamor , which is from what I was told a bit more scarce than straight blades ( Djelenga refers only to straight blades ) Before and after repairs and etching . Second one a cundrik straight blade and pamor before and after etching . And finally a cendirung but with sarong in tubular shape . |
15th January 2022, 10:56 AM | #7 |
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Hello Henri,
Very nice examples and great restoration you have done! Do you have a picture where the second one is again compound? Regards, Detlef |
16th January 2022, 09:50 PM | #8 |
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Yes Detlef ,
Here we are … Henri |
17th January 2022, 11:59 PM | #9 |
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8th December 2023, 12:54 PM | #10 |
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"Star shaped" I wonder if this would qualify. Bought some time ago as a spearhead, but from where. The tang says Philippine to me but others disagree.
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