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Ian · 7th June 2015, 05:42 PM

Hello Carlos:

Can you tell us where you saw these wall plaques and what written comments may have accompanied them?

I would be more likely to accept a Philippines origin if these displays were in a Spanish museum than if they were in a private collection. Of course, finding Indonesian keris among Filipino weapons does not necessarily imply that the Indonesian keris was used as a weapon by Filipinos.

Do you have pictures of Indonesian keris interspersed with other Moro weapons? It would be helpful to post those here so we could talk about specific examples.

Ian.

7th June 2015, 05:42 PM	#2
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,361	Hello Carlos: Can you tell us where you saw these wall plaques and what written comments may have accompanied them? I would be more likely to accept a Philippines origin if these displays were in a Spanish museum than if they were in a private collection. Of course, finding Indonesian keris among Filipino weapons does not necessarily imply that the Indonesian keris was used as a weapon by Filipinos. Do you have pictures of Indonesian keris interspersed with other Moro weapons? It would be helpful to post those here so we could talk about specific examples. Ian.