Badek or Badik from Celebes open for discussion

Ian · 9th March 2018, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by kai

... If I'm not mistaken, this loosely translates into "handsome guy"...

Hi Kai,

I think perhaps this comes from the Spanish verb mellar which means to knick (as in a blade), damage, or notch. From which mello = I knick. ("The handsome guy" would need a masculine article rather than the feminine la.

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Or it could be a person's name or the name of a place.

Ian.

Gustav · 9th March 2018, 10:50 AM

La Mello almost certainly is a Buginese name. Such are given also to honored weapons - La Sippo, La Makkawa.

In older times they were often written together:
La Galigo - Lagaligo

It is quite possible this Badik was a heirloom.

Sajen · 9th March 2018, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gustav

La Mello almost certainly is a Buginese name. Such are given also to honored weapons - La Sippo, La Makkawa.

Hello Gustav,

very interesting!

Do you have a source for this statemen?

Regards,
Detlef

kai · 9th March 2018, 08:28 PM

Hello Gustav,

Quote:

La Mello almost certainly is a Buginese name. Such are given also to honored weapons - La Sippo, La Makkawa.

Yes, seems to be a fairly common name. Might point to the owner as well as to the badik. However, I don't think it was an established practise to write a name onto a badik scabbard. Maybe done by or for a collector?

Quote:

It is quite possible this Badik was a heirloom.

A genuine badik with status dress will almost certainly be a family heirloom if made for an orang Bugis/Makassar/etc.

Regards,
Kai

La Pagaru · 10th May 2018, 11:36 PM

how are you all,
I finally found one of my favorite taradisional weapons, this badik called badik luwu, has the pamor that we call him is pamor kuriisi, this is one very good bugis badik

Best regrads
LP

La Pagaru · 10th May 2018, 11:43 PM

[QUOTE=Gustav]La Mello almost certainly is a Buginese name. Such are given also to honored weapons - La Sippo, La Makkawa.

In older times they were often written together:
La Galigo - Lagaligo

It is quite possible this Badik was a heirloom.[/QUOTE

Hell
]the writing on it may be written La Bello (the beautiful) or La Melo (who follow the will) I do not know, is it the owner's name or the name of the badik itself, because the bugis people often give the nickname to their weapon, because they say the weapon is brothers brand,

10th May 2018, 11:36 PM	#5
La Pagaru Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Indonesia Posts: 84	BadiK how are you all, I finally found one of my favorite taradisional weapons, this badik called badik luwu, has the pamor that we call him is pamor kuriisi, this is one very good bugis badik Best regrads LP

9th March 2018, 10:50 AM	#2
Gustav Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,280	La Mello almost certainly is a Buginese name. Such are given also to honored weapons - La Sippo, La Makkawa. In older times they were often written together: La Galigo - Lagaligo It is quite possible this Badik was a heirloom.

10th May 2018, 11:43 PM	#6
La Pagaru Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Indonesia Posts: 84	[QUOTE=Gustav]La Mello almost certainly is a Buginese name. Such are given also to honored weapons - La Sippo, La Makkawa. In older times they were often written together: La Galigo - Lagaligo It is quite possible this Badik was a heirloom.[/QUOTE Hell ]the writing on it may be written La Bello (the beautiful) or La Melo (who follow the will) I do not know, is it the owner's name or the name of the badik itself, because the bugis people often give the nickname to their weapon, because they say the weapon is brothers brand,