Two sikin panjang enter my collection

[Battara]

Nice work Detlef!

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Battara

Nice work Detlef!

Thank you Jose but until now I've only cleaned and cared for the scabbards and handles and started to clean the blades, there is still a long way until they look like I want to have them.

Regards,
Detlef

[Maurice]

Hi Detlef,

Both beautiful sikin panjangs.
As you know, these blades wandered through the regions upnorth (Aceh, Alas, Gajo, even in the Batak regions).

In the smaller sikin you can clearly see the 'evidence' of such wandering.
The motif at the tip of the scabbard is Gayo style, while the sikin itself and the other motifs carved in the scabbard are Achenese. I like these kind of 'crossculturals' a lot.

Regards,
Maurice

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Maurice

Hi Detlef,

Both beautiful sikin panjangs.

Thank you Maurice!

Originally Posted by Maurice

In the smaller sikin you can clearly see the 'evidence' of such wandering.
The motif at the tip of the scabbard is Gayo style, while the sikin itself and the other motifs carved in the scabbard are Achenese. I like these kind of 'crossculturals' a lot.

Thank you for answering my never asked question if someone is familiar with the carving at the tip on the smaller one. So it's Gayo! Are you able to show similar motives?

Regards,
Detlef

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Thank you Maurice!




Thank you for answering my never asked question if someone is familiar with the carving at the tip on the smaller one. So it's Gayo! Are you able to show similar motives?

Regards,
Detlef

Hello Detlef,

This one encounters your motif at the tip of your sikin sheath the most.

Regards,
Maurice

[Maurice]

Another one that resembles the motif.

[Sajen]

Thank you very much Maurice!

Regards,
Detlef

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Thank you Maurice!




Thank you for answering my never asked question if someone is familiar with the carving at the tip on the smaller one. So it's Gayo! Are you able to show similar motives?

Regards,
Detlef

Hi Detlef,

I recently added a Gayo keris, wit a wooden hilt with similar carved motifs.

Regards,
Maurice

[Maurice]

And on this hilt the same motif, but more elaborately carved.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Maurice

And on this hilt the same motif, but more elaborately carved.

Hi Maurice,

I should have known this! I have a wooden Gayo keris handle already long in my own collection. Thank you for the hint! Sometimes you have the obvious things in front of your eyes but don't make your conclusions.

Best regards,
Detlef