An Odd Ensemble (for me)

David · 23rd March 2016, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by yuuzan

I believe this hilt depicts the character Umarmaya. As far as I know, this is a panakawan character in Lombok. On this site (German), he's listed as a character in the repertoire of Wayang Sasak (ethnic group on Lombok).

Thanks for your imput. Given the placement of this item it would seem strange to have a culturally mixed ensemble like that, but who knows. I would love to see some better images of this hilt.

A. G. Maisey · 23rd March 2016, 11:49 PM

I believe that when we get a profile photo of this hilt it will be found that it is derived from a wayang character, and that it has a big nose. In fact, we can just about see this now, but nothing more.

All kasar (rough, crude) characters in the wayang have big noses.

If we are to try to specifically identify the character shown in this hilt we need at the very least a clear profile photo.

23rd March 2016, 11:49 PM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,881	I believe that when we get a profile photo of this hilt it will be found that it is derived from a wayang character, and that it has a big nose. In fact, we can just about see this now, but nothing more. All kasar (rough, crude) characters in the wayang have big noses. If we are to try to specifically identify the character shown in this hilt we need at the very least a clear profile photo.