Interesting pictures

[Flavio]

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]

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]

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]

If we take a look at the names 3 could be shown some weapons from borneo

Parang latok and parang Ilang

Ben

[VVV]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Michael, Ben, any idea about the name and the provenience of this one? :confused:

[VVV]

It's from Roti, very close to Timor.

Michael

[Flavio]

Thank you Michael, the handle seems quite uncomfortable :D

[tom hyle]

Super cool. Thanks.