Keris - javanese blade in Kedah mounts?

A. G. Maisey · 21st December 2012, 10:20 AM

Jean, I don't know if these are Bugis people. The references I have only say "Malay".

They might be Bugis, but I don't know.

What I'm mostly interested in is this:-

when was the first mention of hippo ivory being used in these hilts, who made it, and upon what basis.

Following on from that, the proof that these hilts are definitely hippo ivory, not just the possibility that they could be hippo ivory.

21st December 2012, 10:20 AM	#11
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,994	Jean, I don't know if these are Bugis people. The references I have only say "Malay". They might be Bugis, but I don't know. What I'm mostly interested in is this:- when was the first mention of hippo ivory being used in these hilts, who made it, and upon what basis. Following on from that, the proof that these hilts are definitely hippo ivory, not just the possibility that they could be hippo ivory.