A beautiful Salawaku for enjoy

Sajen · 19th May 2013, 03:57 PM

After Charles and Albert have shown their beautiful shields I want to show you also a very nice shield from Halmahera, the best one in my collection, a very big and old one. It is 98 cm long and have alternating front ranks of Mother of Pearl and porcelain. Please enjoy.

Maurice · 19th May 2013, 08:52 PM

Great Salawaku Detlef!

Thank you for sharing.
There's a very old one in the Bronbeek museum exposition at the moment. It is displayed with a Celebes Kanta and a very old (and interesting) West Borneo shield.

If somebody has a Borneo shield like this, please show us images!!!!

Maurice

Maurice · 19th May 2013, 08:58 PM

Oh, I also have images of these three oldies.
I photographed them (uhm... at least I tried to get as best as possible with my louzy photographing), in the Nusantara museum in Delft.
Now one of the many museums that had to close their doors allready for the public in the Netherlands.

Albert · 19th May 2013, 10:05 PM

Here is a similar Borneo shield in my collection. Enjoy.

Maurice · 19th May 2013, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Albert

Here is a similar Borneo shield in my collection. Enjoy.

Thank you so much Albert for posting this image.
It's so beautiful! Is it also very small?

Maurice

Albert · 19th May 2013, 10:40 PM

The length is 78 cm, width 20 cm.

Battara · 20th May 2013, 01:19 AM

Congratulations Detlef. I would love to have one like yours.

Sajen · 20th May 2013, 04:34 PM

Thank you Maurice for posting this interesting and beautiful shields. The salawaku in the first picture is either from the very south of Halmahera or from a other Moluccas island but for sure not from the area around Tobelo in the north of Halmahera. But early collected since it still have the reinforcing rotan at the edging.
The others on the other picture are beautiful, special the one in the middle and are typical for the mainland of Halmahera.
Salawakus can come in very different size and very different design, here some more from my collection. The ones in the first picture are of the most common size, the ones in the second pictures are made for young boys IMHO, only the one on the left is from the middle of Halmahera and I don't think that it is for a young boy.

Sajen · 20th May 2013, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Battara

Congratulations Detlef. I would love to have one like yours.

Thank you Jose, maybe the day is not far away!

Sajen · 7th March 2020, 11:53 AM

For all who are interested, here you can watch the typical Cakalele dance from Halmahera, filmed from my wife this January in Seki, a kampung in the North from Tobelo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...ature=emb_logo

Battara · 7th March 2020, 07:08 PM

Wow! They dance like Igorots and Moros!

David · 7th March 2020, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Sajen

For all who are interested, here you can watch the typical Cakalele dance from Halmahera, filmed from my wife this January in Seki, a kampung in the North from Tobelo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...ature=emb_logo

Wow! That dance is intense! Thanks for showing it.

kronckew · 7th March 2020, 09:58 PM

Cool, there was even a woman dancing with a sword and shield! Equality in action.

Sajen · 8th March 2020, 12:03 PM

Fine that it is interesting for some of you! When you search you will find some similar film by Youtube, you will find that it is always similar when the Cakalele is from Halmahera while the Cakalele from Ceram is very different.
And yes, I've seen before women dancing the Cakalele.

Regards,
Detlef

19th May 2013, 03:57 PM	#1
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,779	A beautiful Salawaku for enjoy After Charles and Albert have shown their beautiful shields I want to show you also a very nice shield from Halmahera, the best one in my collection, a very big and old one. It is 98 cm long and have alternating front ranks of Mother of Pearl and porcelain. Please enjoy. Attached Images

19th May 2013, 08:52 PM	#2
Maurice Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,346	Great Salawaku Detlef! Thank you for sharing. There's a very old one in the Bronbeek museum exposition at the moment. It is displayed with a Celebes Kanta and a very old (and interesting) West Borneo shield. If somebody has a Borneo shield like this, please show us images!!!! Maurice Attached Images

19th May 2013, 08:58 PM	#3
Maurice Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,346	Oh, I also have images of these three oldies. I photographed them (uhm... at least I tried to get as best as possible with my louzy photographing), in the Nusantara museum in Delft. Now one of the many museums that had to close their doors allready for the public in the Netherlands. Attached Images Last edited by Maurice; 19th May 2013 at 09:15 PM.

19th May 2013, 10:05 PM	#4
Albert Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 194	My Borneo shield Here is a similar Borneo shield in my collection. Enjoy. Attached Images

19th May 2013, 10:40 PM	#6
Albert Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 194	Size The length is 78 cm, width 20 cm.

20th May 2013, 01:19 AM	#7
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,219	Congratulations Detlef. I would love to have one like yours.

20th May 2013, 04:34 PM	#8
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,779	Thank you Maurice for posting this interesting and beautiful shields. The salawaku in the first picture is either from the very south of Halmahera or from a other Moluccas island but for sure not from the area around Tobelo in the north of Halmahera. But early collected since it still have the reinforcing rotan at the edging. The others on the other picture are beautiful, special the one in the middle and are typical for the mainland of Halmahera. Salawakus can come in very different size and very different design, here some more from my collection. The ones in the first picture are of the most common size, the ones in the second pictures are made for young boys IMHO, only the one on the left is from the middle of Halmahera and I don't think that it is for a young boy. Attached Images

7th March 2020, 11:53 AM	#10
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,779	For all who are interested, here you can watch the typical Cakalele dance from Halmahera, filmed from my wife this January in Seki, a kampung in the North from Tobelo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...ature=emb_logo

7th March 2020, 07:08 PM	#11
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,219	Wow! They dance like Igorots and Moros!

7th March 2020, 09:58 PM	#13
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,183	Cool, there was even a woman dancing with a sword and shield! Equality in action.

8th March 2020, 12:03 PM	#14
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,779	Fine that it is interesting for some of you! When you search you will find some similar film by Youtube, you will find that it is always similar when the Cakalele is from Halmahera while the Cakalele from Ceram is very different. And yes, I've seen before women dancing the Cakalele. Regards, Detlef