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Hi there,
Last week I found this Aceh shield size 37 cm round. the decorations are very detailed but what more unusual is the islamic inscriptions. Can any help me with the translation? Arjan. |
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some more pics
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Mmmm...
![]() Normally I would not be impressed by writing on Aceh items. I only see them on new made rencongs. But this shield is not new made at all. Maybe Alam Shah can assist ? ![]() Ps. note that the text is not engraved or anything, it is actually casted with the shield. |
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Hi Arjan
you have to ; - present your pics after an horzontal rotation to be readable - found a translator in "farsi" because if the alphabet is arabic, not the language, and by that way, the inscriptions are not islamic sorry if nothing more to help ![]() regards à + Dom Last edited by Dom; 6th December 2007 at 12:50 AM. |
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I like to now if any museum has this type off shield in their collection or there is an pic that an Atjeh warrior carry one.
I never found one . Ben |
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Hi ben , I found some on the site from Leiden. but as far as I can see without inscriptions. |
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But than again, there not so many pictures of Atjeh warriors. |
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This one looks like a brass shield.
Nice shield btw Arjan! Michael |
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Hi Michael that is an Rattan shield covered with textiles
Like Willem means . Ben Last edited by Dajak; 6th December 2007 at 04:41 PM. |
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Yep, the textile is under the stars and the nails.
I only know 1 shield with the textile still there and that is in the 'Legermuseum' in Delft. Sadly their website does not have any pictures. |
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Willem you schould visit Nijmegen they have enough.
I have also one you see the textile under the stars . Ben |
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I see you can provide with the pictures from Nijmegen. So that is nice too.
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