Sumatran, Borneo or Moro???

Rick · 8th February 2006, 07:30 PM

I've got to admit to being stumped .

The decoration on the punto does not strike me as quite traditional okir patterns . The blade seems a bit thin for a barung but I have never handled a shandigan so I may well be off on this observation .

What is the material between the ivory and the punto ?

The filework at the forte of the blade is pretty puzzling as it does not quite look like the work seen on tenegre/sansibar/binangon blades .
Maybe we should be looking toward Borneo ....

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8th February 2006, 07:30 PM	#7
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,339	I've got to admit to being stumped . The decoration on the punto does not strike me as quite traditional okir patterns . The blade seems a bit thin for a barung but I have never handled a shandigan so I may well be off on this observation . What is the material between the ivory and the punto ? The filework at the forte of the blade is pretty puzzling as it does not quite look like the work seen on tenegre/sansibar/binangon blades . Maybe we should be looking toward Borneo ....