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Flavio
24th March 2007, 07:26 PM
Hi all! I found these pictures on the web time ago. Maybe you already know them but I think that are quite interesting: the first one and the second one shows weapons from borneo (even if at least one of the klewang could be also a moro campilan) and the third one shows strange philipino pieces, I think.

carlos
24th March 2007, 08:45 PM
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PICTURES, THERE ARE VERY INTERESTING!! I CAN SEE ONE KAMPILAN SIMILAR MY LAST ADQUISITION, AND THE REST OF THE WEAPONS ARE FANTASTICS TOO.
THANKS
CARLOS

VVV
24th March 2007, 11:29 PM
Thanks Flavio,

The second one I believe is from mostly Timor and maybe some neighbouring islands, not Borneo.
The third one shows very unusual swords, no idea from where?
Thanks for sharing!


Michael

Dajak
25th March 2007, 07:24 AM
If we take a look at the names 3 could be shown some weapons from borneo

Parang latok and parang Ilang

Ben

VVV
25th March 2007, 08:27 AM
Hi Ben,

Yes I see the names but don't recognise the blades, hilts etc. as those names?
Maybe the collector (museum?) looked them up in Stone as resembling pieces?
All of them also have the same kind of ferrule!??
The Krises looks like they have no ganya, no fretwork and also the knife-point of the left one is unusual?
Flavio, do you remember from where those pictures are?

Michael

Dajak
25th March 2007, 08:52 AM
Hi Michael dont look at the handles just at the blades the latok LOOKS like an latok blade the parang Ilang like an mandau blade

but they don t be an mandau and an latok but I would say indonesian


Ben

Flavio
25th March 2007, 12:24 PM
Hi Michael, pictures come from the site:

http://siris-archives.si.edu

Smithsonian Institute. I have used the option "search" with the word "sword" (for the first and second, but to be honest I don't rember how I have found the third one :p , maybe the same).

VVV
25th March 2007, 05:15 PM
Thanks Flavio,

I found it too and here is the description:

Creator: Hickman, Charles W.?
Title: Dagger, 2, Steel:Kris Dagger, 2, Steel:Parang ? 1906
Contained in: Photograph collection ca. 1860s-1960s
Culture: Philippines Moro ?

Local_Number: NAA INV 05157702
Archival_Repository: National Anthropological Archives

Maybe some other forumite know how to find out more about them in the archives?

Michael

Flavio
25th March 2007, 07:31 PM
Michael, Ben, any idea about the name and the provenience of this one? :confused:

VVV
25th March 2007, 08:59 PM
It's from Roti, very close to Timor.

Michael

Flavio
25th March 2007, 09:11 PM
Thank you Michael, the handle seems quite uncomfortable :D

tom hyle
31st March 2007, 07:19 PM
Super cool. Thanks.