Putting together a museum exhibit linking Java keris to Philippine kris

tom hyle · 19th March 2011, 01:22 AM

BTW kris is not a specialty of mine or anything, but from what I've seen available in English/on the internet/including this forum, all of the earliest archaeological evidence (which is scant) is from the mainland Asia.
Of course, it is neccessary to determine "what is kris"
Is it forward leaned blade?
forward curved blade?
the finger grips?
the guard shaped as part of the blade?
the guard shaped as part of the blade but a seperate piece of metal (seperate or true ganga)?
However, AFAIK the matter is unresolved and all responsible experts admit as much.

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19th March 2011, 01:22 AM	#10
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	BTW kris is not a specialty of mine or anything, but from what I've seen available in English/on the internet/including this forum, all of the earliest archaeological evidence (which is scant) is from the mainland Asia. Of course, it is neccessary to determine "what is kris" Is it forward leaned blade? forward curved blade? the finger grips? the guard shaped as part of the blade? the guard shaped as part of the blade but a seperate piece of metal (seperate or true ganga)? However, AFAIK the matter is unresolved and all responsible experts admit as much.