BIRD FORM KERIS HANDLES, SUMATRA

VANDOO · 28th January 2011, 05:56 PM

IT IS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO BE SURE BUT I THINK YOU ARE CORRECT. I CERTIANLY SEE NO BIRD IN YOUR EXCELLENT EXAMPLE, THE ONE I POSTED HAS A LOT OF CARVED DESIGN ON THE FACE AND HEAD (FEATHERS OR HAIR)??
BUT BOTH SHURELY HAVE A BIG BEAK , I THINK I WILL NAME HIM CYRANO

DOES THE WAYANG CHARACTER HAVE QUALITIES LIKE CYRANO

David · 28th January 2011, 05:59 PM

When the "beak" turns upward like both these example do i tend to question the bird attribution. Same goes for the tajong hilts which have long been described (mistakenly i believe) as "kingfisher" hilts.

VANDOO · 9th February 2011, 01:52 AM

HERE ARE A COUPLE MORE OF BIRD FORM, I AM NOT SURE WHERE THEY ARE FROM. THE IVORY PARROT IS IN THE COLLECTION IN THE K. L. MUSEUM. PERHAPS YOU HAVE SEEN IT BEFORE? BUT I DON'T GET TIRED OF LOOKING AT IT

SO ENJOY

A. G. Maisey · 9th February 2011, 02:01 AM

Barry, Tegal is a town in Jawa.

sirek · 9th February 2011, 08:31 PM

A polychrome cockatoo, from Bali

(or some sort of parrot species

)

GIO · 9th February 2011, 08:52 PM

Here is my cockatoo.
Sumatra ? peninsular ? composite ?

Marcokeris · 9th February 2011, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GIO

Here is my cockatoo.
Sumatra ? peninsular ? composite ?

Very very nice. IMO peninsular

GIO · 9th February 2011, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sirek

A polychrome cockatoo, from Bali

(or some sort of parrot species

)

Sirek, are you sure it is from Bali ?
I respectfully have my doubts

David · 9th February 2011, 09:13 PM

Here's a recent Madura example i have shown before.
Gio, your blade certainly looks peninsula. Can't say for the hilt though.

9th February 2011, 01:52 AM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	HERE ARE A COUPLE MORE OF BIRD FORM, I AM NOT SURE WHERE THEY ARE FROM. THE IVORY PARROT IS IN THE COLLECTION IN THE K. L. MUSEUM. PERHAPS YOU HAVE SEEN IT BEFORE? BUT I DON'T GET TIRED OF LOOKING AT IT SO ENJOY Attached Images

9th February 2011, 08:31 PM	#5
sirek Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 169	A polychrome cockatoo, from Bali (or some sort of parrot species ) Attached Images

9th February 2011, 08:52 PM	#6
GIO Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 313	Here is my cockatoo. Sumatra ? peninsular ? composite ? Attached Images

9th February 2011, 09:13 PM	#9
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,123	Here's a recent Madura example i have shown before. Gio, your blade certainly looks peninsula. Can't say for the hilt though. Attached Images

28th January 2011, 05:56 PM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	IT IS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO BE SURE BUT I THINK YOU ARE CORRECT. I CERTIANLY SEE NO BIRD IN YOUR EXCELLENT EXAMPLE, THE ONE I POSTED HAS A LOT OF CARVED DESIGN ON THE FACE AND HEAD (FEATHERS OR HAIR)?? BUT BOTH SHURELY HAVE A BIG BEAK , I THINK I WILL NAME HIM CYRANO DOES THE WAYANG CHARACTER HAVE QUALITIES LIKE CYRANO

28th January 2011, 05:59 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,123	When the "beak" turns upward like both these example do i tend to question the bird attribution. Same goes for the tajong hilts which have long been described (mistakenly i believe) as "kingfisher" hilts.

9th February 2011, 02:01 AM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,892	Barry, Tegal is a town in Jawa.