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Bone ball surrounded by a silver metal band. Shaft is most likely Malaysian bamboo. Definitely strong and stable. Acquired it from an elderly “walking stick” collector in Portsmouth England. He had acquired it in Malacca and was insistent that it was from the 1800s.…
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-6669
- Provenance/Origin: Malacca. Circa 1800s
- Composition: Malaysian bamboo, bone, silver band
- Dimensions: 35.5" long; ~2" diameter ball
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 435.00 USD
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There is still little known about the wayang golek puppets but historians have speculated that they most likely originated in China and arrived on the north coast of Java (Pasisir region) around the 17th Century. Through a series of cultural adoptions over a couple of hundred years,…
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-4445
- Provenance/Origin: Java. Circa 1960s.
- Composition: Cloth, embroidery, wood
- Dimensions: 24" from top to bottom of costume
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 115.00 USD
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Detail: I was told that this is a Moro royalty sword from the indigenous people of Southern Philippines. It seems to have European influence. If it is not Moro, I would say that it is a Pedang of Sumatra or Pedang Lurus from Java. Regardless, I am assuming it is…
Continue reading → - Item Number: W-8926
- Provenance/Origin: Most likely Southeast Asia. Mid to early 1900's.
- Composition: Silver alloy, wood, bone
- Dimensions: 31.25" total; 19.5" blade
- Weight: 2.5 pounds
- Price: $375.00 USD
