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Old 9th July 2018, 08:18 PM   #14
Jean
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Originally Posted by mariusgmioc
While I cannot say anything about the kris itself, the hilt doesn't look marbled like walrus ivory to me. In my oppinion it is plain bone, displaying the usual porous structure.
Hello Marius,
The colour of the hilt at the base and the top, and the very smooth surface are not indicative of buffalo bone. If you have the book from Wolfgang Schilling "Faszination kris", you can refer to it. See another hilt specimen probably made from walrus ivory also (the top one).
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