Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Obscure knife--Kota "kris"

Ian · 25th September 2018, 09:43 PM

Hi Charles,

Yes, very surprising that this would be an Indian knife from one of the "aboriginal" cultures. The ricasso suggests to me that it may have some European influence--I don't think it is necessarily a traditional knife from the Kota people, but it might be. There are other wavy bladed knives from India. I just don't know enough about the area from which it was apparently collected.

Alan,

Thank you for your comment too. I inserted "kris" in the title because that was a quote from the description of the museum, but the style of this knife is clearly different from the Indonesian keris, as you rightly point out.

Ian

25th September 2018, 09:43 PM	#4
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,031	Hi Charles, Yes, very surprising that this would be an Indian knife from one of the "aboriginal" cultures. The ricasso suggests to me that it may have some European influence--I don't think it is necessarily a traditional knife from the Kota people, but it might be. There are other wavy bladed knives from India. I just don't know enough about the area from which it was apparently collected. Alan, Thank you for your comment too. I inserted "kris" in the title because that was a quote from the description of the museum, but the style of this knife is clearly different from the Indonesian keris, as you rightly point out. Ian