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Old 6th December 2010, 11:37 PM   #35
David
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Originally Posted by Jean
Hello David,
I scanned this image from a Sulawesi touristic guide (Periplus) published in 1995. It looks a real gold kris and is more similar to the royal krisses from Makassar/ Gowa/ Bima.
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Jean
Yes, i have a feeling that this type of keris dress that we are associating with Toraja really originates in Makassar.
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