Philippene/Malay (?) kris with naga

Klop · 12th February 2021, 09:12 PM

thanks gentlemen! I have scanned the posts with sundang (there's a lot to read) and will dive deeper into it later, interesting new area for me.

In the pictures of examples I didn't see a naga head like this, doesn't appear to be a textbook example.

The peksi starts round at the base but is forged square, some remnants of resin on it. About the hole behind the naga mouth, do you think this is meant for a baca-baca or just decorative?

12th February 2021, 09:12 PM	#5
Klop Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 63	thanks gentlemen! I have scanned the posts with sundang (there's a lot to read) and will dive deeper into it later, interesting new area for me. In the pictures of examples I didn't see a naga head like this, doesn't appear to be a textbook example. The peksi starts round at the base but is forged square, some remnants of resin on it. About the hole behind the naga mouth, do you think this is meant for a baca-baca or just decorative?