Jean;
Here are pics of the other hilt. There are some dark brown stains which I'm not sure of what. Some people said that some carvers stain their new white ivory with natural material like tumeric powder to make it look aged and yellow. I'm not sure if mine is so, but looked very old to me based on the extensive cracks to the ivory.
I still don't have the answers to these Qs
1) why are the blades so thin? what style is this kind of thin blades?
2) what style of jawa demam hilt is this, and where are they from. Certainly not peninsula malay style. That i can tell.
3) are these hilts marine ivory or elephant?
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