Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Just Acquired 2 Kris' & 2 Kalinga axes

VANDOO · 18th February 2010, 07:24 PM

A NICE COLLECTION AND A GREAT STORY.
THE KRIS YOU HAVE CHOSEN HAS A NON TRADITIONAL HANDLE THAT IS NOT AS OLD AS THE BLADE. THE GRIP APPEARS TO BE BONE OR PERHAPS DEER ANTLER NOT IVORY. CLOSER PICTURES OF THE GRIP AND METAL WORK ON THE HANDLE WILL HELP FOR EXACT INFO. THE HANDLE AND BACA BACA STRAP ARE A MORE RECENT UP GRADE AND THE STATUS CAN BE DETERMINED BY THE MATERIALS USED. HIGH STATUS GOLD OR SWASSA, SILVER AND IVORY. LOWER STATUS AND MOSTLY FOR FLASHY LOOKS BONE, ANTLER, COPPER, BRASS. A CLOSE UP OF THE GANJA AREA OF THE BLADE WILL ALSO HELP THE EXPERTS MAKE ACCURATE OBSERVATIONS.
PERHPAS SOME PICTURES OF THE OTHER KRIS WHICH APPEARS TO BE A GOOD OLD USED TRADITIONAL WEAPON WILL GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION TO HELP YOU MAKE THE BEST DECISION.

I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE PICTURES OF THE TWO HEAD AXS AND THE KRIS.

18th February 2010, 07:24 PM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A NICE COLLECTION AND A GREAT STORY. THE KRIS YOU HAVE CHOSEN HAS A NON TRADITIONAL HANDLE THAT IS NOT AS OLD AS THE BLADE. THE GRIP APPEARS TO BE BONE OR PERHAPS DEER ANTLER NOT IVORY. CLOSER PICTURES OF THE GRIP AND METAL WORK ON THE HANDLE WILL HELP FOR EXACT INFO. THE HANDLE AND BACA BACA STRAP ARE A MORE RECENT UP GRADE AND THE STATUS CAN BE DETERMINED BY THE MATERIALS USED. HIGH STATUS GOLD OR SWASSA, SILVER AND IVORY. LOWER STATUS AND MOSTLY FOR FLASHY LOOKS BONE, ANTLER, COPPER, BRASS. A CLOSE UP OF THE GANJA AREA OF THE BLADE WILL ALSO HELP THE EXPERTS MAKE ACCURATE OBSERVATIONS. PERHPAS SOME PICTURES OF THE OTHER KRIS WHICH APPEARS TO BE A GOOD OLD USED TRADITIONAL WEAPON WILL GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION TO HELP YOU MAKE THE BEST DECISION. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE PICTURES OF THE TWO HEAD AXS AND THE KRIS.