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Old 16th February 2011, 10:05 PM   #13
VANDOO
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PERHAPS THE DESIGN ON THE SCABBARD IS ONE OF THE BATIK DESIGNS. THESE DESIGNS IN BATIK AND PUA AND OTHER FABRICS HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT MEANINGS JUST AS PARMOR DOES. I WONDER IF THE HANDLE IS CARVED TO REPRESENT A JAPANESE GOD FIGURE PERHAPS QUAN YIN. THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR A GIFT TO THE JAPANESE RULER. IT NO DOUBT WAS MADE ESPECIALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE UNLESS IT WAS AN OLD ONE AT THE TIME .I SUSPECT IT WAS SPECIALLY MADE FOR THE PRESENTATION AS AT THE TIME GIVING SOMEONE SOMETHING OLD WAS OFTEN LOOKED ON UNFAVORABLY. THE ANTIQUE IDEA WAS NOT YET BORN AND OLD STUFF CONSIDERED LESS VALUABLE. JUST CONJUCTURE AS USUAL
I ESPECIALLY LIKE THIS FORM OF BLADE AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE PHILIPPINE OR MALAY KRIS HAS THIS FORM OF BLADE. IT IS A KRIS AND LARGE SO DOSEN'T FIT INTO THIS KERIS FORUM OR I WOULD DO A POST , THERE IS ONE IN THE OLD ARCHIVES ON IT. UNFORTUNATELY NO ONE COULD PIN IT DOWN.
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