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18th July 2017, 07:35 PM
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the second keris :
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28th July 2017, 11:23 AM
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Two exceptionally nice hilts, both Buginese, first one from Celebes, not so sure about the second one.
The sheath of the first one is Bugis from Sulawesi, blade is a strange one. Perhaps a strongly reshaped (the reduced thickness speaks for it) Javanese from North-West coast. The sheath and blade of the second one are Northern Malay, Pattani or most likely Kelantan. The carvings on scabbard and blade (a Pandai Saras blade) are perhaps older, but not original. |
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4th August 2017, 11:09 AM
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Thank you very much Gustav for your very informative answer.
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5th August 2017, 09:50 AM
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Are those hilts made of wood?
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5th August 2017, 01:02 PM
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Wood
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5th August 2017, 01:06 PM
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The first one has on pictures almost an appearance of a light, better quality horn.
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5th August 2017, 01:52 PM
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I looked at the 2-3 places where it has all the small breaks and it has a lighter color with fibers that look much more like wood than horn.
The handle is not translucent to the light as with horn. |
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