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  1. Scott Eidam

    Scott Eidam Well-Known Member

    Picked this up recently and hope someone can help with any info. Screenshot_20220630-192310_Gallery_compress96.jpg Screenshot_20220630-192157_Gallery_compress9.jpg Screenshot_20220630-192136_Gallery_compress8.jpg Screenshot_20220630-192124_Gallery_compress80.jpg
     
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  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Stunning! And yes, it is a 'pillar rest'.
    I think it is either Indian or Indonesian (Java-Madura). Could you post a photo of the man's headdress, including the back of his head?
     
    Any Jewelry, Jul 1, 2022
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  4. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    I would vote for an Indonesian origin. The Indians have a better idea of what elephants actually look like. :)
     
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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Do you mean the people of the "Sumatra Elephant Conservation Response Units" look after their elephants with their eyes closed?:eek::playful:

    upload_2022-7-2_12-13-41.jpeg
    https://elephantconservation.org/sumatra-elephant-cru-in/

    My Madurese ancestors had a herd of 'war elephants', which were taken by the Dutch. I am still considering to try and get 'our' elephants back, although I wouldn't know where to keep them. I only have a small garden.:joyful:

    Current Indonesian elephant populations:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatran_elephant

    https://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?131181/Extinct-Javan-elephants-may-have-been-found-again-in-Borneo
     
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    Any Jewelry, Jul 2, 2022
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  6. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    What is a pillar rest?
     
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I just thought of my Ganesha-Putrasatu keris hilt. It is either from North Java or from Madura.
    Ganesha has the same slanted eyes as the elephant above:
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    His ears have a Wayang style decoration.
    Barely visible here is Ganesha's older brother Kartikeya, the two are actually back to back. In Indonesia Kartikeya is sometimes called Putrasatu, first son (of Shiva).
     
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  8. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is a highly decorated pillar base, which is a separate sculpture. The pillar 'rests' on the carving.
     
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  9. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    Thank you, @Any Jewelry !
     
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  10. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    how is it that the tusks rise upwards?
    artistic licence ???
     
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  11. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    It does look like the tusks are placed in the lower jaw, in both @Scott Eidam's carving and AJ's keris hilt
     
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  12. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I guess so.
    Or it could be a representation of a rare Javanese boar-elephant.:wacky:
     
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