Crowns on Aceh weapons revisited - Page 7

asomotif · 4th July 2023, 01:20 PM

It has been a long while. here a small addition from an auction website.
A a shape that is already in this thread. but very nice clear pictures and the combi with hippo ivory. nice.

Ian · 4th July 2023, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

This thread has been running for quite some time, but I have never looked at it previously.

When I look at these "crowns", it strikes me that I am looking at a representation of the tumpal motif.

Has anybody thought to investigate this?

Hi Alan,

I want to bring your earlier comment back up because nobody really replied to your question. Lots of comments about the "bling" but nothing in regard to your suggestion of a tumpal motif, which makes sense to me.

JeffS · 5th July 2023, 12:21 PM

Peter Dekker notes this in the "Tumpal" glossary entry on his site.

asomotif · 5th July 2023, 09:54 PM

In hands of time, The crafts of Aceh, by Barbara Leigh,
the writer refers a bamboo shoot motif, Pucuk rebung.

In this old thread there is also information : http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=atjeh

4th July 2023, 01:20 PM	#181
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,225	It has been a long while. here a small addition from an auction website. A a shape that is already in this thread. but very nice clear pictures and the combi with hippo ivory. nice. Attached Images

5th July 2023, 12:21 PM	#183
JeffS Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 345	Peter Dekker notes this in the "Tumpal" glossary entry on his site.

5th July 2023, 09:54 PM	#184
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,225	In hands of time, The crafts of Aceh, by Barbara Leigh, the writer refers a bamboo shoot motif, Pucuk rebung. In this old thread there is also information : http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=atjeh