MUSEUM NUSANTARA DELFT = CLOSING 6TH JAN 2013

[asomotif]

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[Battara]

Beautiful piercing work - a lot harder than one would think......

[asian-keris]

I thought the colection belonged to mr Marc Peeters ?
Kolector Keris Nusantara.

[Maurice]

Yes a pity Willem it all ends this way!

Do you happen to have some clear images of the Borneo display you would like to share?

the images I have of my last visit are not sharp because of the reflection in the glass in front of it!

Especially I would be interested to have a very clear image of the headtrophee which was at display there....

Maurice

[Sajen]

Thank you very much for sharing this great pictures with us Willem!

[David]

Thanks for the photos Willem. This is indeed a shame and i can only hope that the pieces are well cared for and perhaps find their way into another venue for display.
BTW, does anyone have any more info on that keris with the squatting gentleman in the skull cap. What an unusual blade and wonderfully carved hilt! If the museum is looking for a new caretaker for that beauty all they have to do is ask.

[asomotif]

Originally Posted by David

BTW, does anyone have any more info on that keris with the squatting gentleman in the skull cap. What an unusual blade and wonderfully carved hilt! If the museum is looking for a new caretaker for that beauty all they have to do is ask.

In the museum they only mentioned this keris comming from West Java, and being a gift by P.Meulendijk in 1980.

[asomotif]

Originally Posted by Maurice

Yes a pity Willem it all ends this way!

Do you happen to have some clear images of the Borneo display you would like to share?

the images I have of my last visit are not sharp because of the reflection in the glass in front of it!

Especially I would be interested to have a very clear image of the headtrophee which was at display there....

Maurice

Hi Maurice,

I made a few pictures of Borneo objects on display. (not the entire display )
But they are not keris related and not even weapon related.

Headtrophee... well let me think. Would that be the one from the Piers legacy Check your mail

[Richard Furrer]

I love the bird spear. Thank you for sharing.

Ric

[asomotif]

I just learned that a book has been published about the museum collection :

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240 pp.; c.220 colour illus., map, biblio.. Leiden, 2014. Cloth.

Museum Nusantara in Delft was a small-scale, much-loved museum entirely dedicated to the varied cultures of Indonesia. For over a century, visitors have been able to admire the splendid art treasures, many of which came from their land of origin.

Most regrettably, the Gemeenteraad of Delft closed the museum as of early January 2013 due to budgetary reasons.

Those who took the museum – the only one in the world outside Indonesia to exclusively hold Indonesian objects – to heart consider this a deplorable decision.

The Nusantara Foundation representing its donors felt that highlights from the collection should be saved from oblivion and initiated this publication. In this way, Museum Nusantara will to a certain degree continue to exist, albeit that its collection will be housed within another museum structure.

...unquote

Surely it will be on sale online, but feel free to contact me if you need some help.

Best regards,
Willem

[asomotif]

Originally Posted by asian-keris

I thought the colection belonged to mr Marc Peeters ?
Kolector Keris Nusantara.

What I know from the newspapers and from an employee at the museum is that the collection belongs to the city (gemeente) of Delft.

Also the description of the keris only mentiones when they where donated to the museum. No mention of a private owner.

But I would be happy if their is a private owner. Otherwise such collections disappear into depots, never to be seen again.

Best regards,
Willem