New pieces from the collection of General Shockley

[Battara]

Great clean up! Great twist core! Never seen Jawi on the baka-baka before, nor have I seen hilt bands like that! Silver and swassa - VERY nice.

[Gavin Nugent]

Originally Posted by Battara

Great clean up! Great twist core! Never seen Jawi on the baka-baka before, nor have I seen hilt bands like that! Silver and swassa - VERY nice.

Battara, is it the combination or materials of the design/assembly of the silver/swassa you have not seen before?

[Battara]

Oh I've seen and made swassa bands before. But the patterns on the swassa bands and their style - no.

[SanibelSwassa]

Another kris fresh from basic clean up!! The Ray skin wrap appears to have been a later addition after the kris was collected. It is solid and feels good in the hand… still very tight. The twist core is visible but not deeply etched. There are marks on one of the baca that may be decorative or talismanic.

Enjoy!!

SS

[werecow]

I'm curious about the length of the large sundang. Also would like your cleaning superpowers.

[SanibelSwassa]

Originally Posted by werecow

I'm curious about the length of the large sundang. Also would like your cleaning superpowers.

Pic from the auction.

[SanibelSwassa]

Clean up #4

Will need to work on the blade a little more and do a better etch but good enough for the 1st pass.

Enjoy!!

[Gavin Nugent]

Originally Posted by Battara

Oh I've seen and made swassa bands before. But the patterns on the swassa bands and their style - no.

That's what I thought.

The closest I've seen to that motif in swassa is arrangements of 3 half moons to make the triangle shape, not yet the V shape with circle in the center...

[SanibelSwassa]

Originally Posted by Gavin Nugent

That's what I thought.

The closest I've seen to that motif in swassa is arrangements of 3 half moons to make the triangle shape, not yet the V shape with circle in the center...

I will get you a better pic as the motif is impressive and varied in the hilt stack… all of which are still tight and true.

[SanibelSwassa]

Originally Posted by Gavin Nugent

That's what I thought.

The closest I've seen to that motif in swassa is arrangements of 3 half moons to make the triangle shape, not yet the V shape with circle in the center...

Closeups of the hilt and motif.

[Gavin Nugent]

Visayan motifs?

https://www.aswangproject.com/beauti...attoo-culture/

[Battara]

Actually the triangles are a common motif - stylized bamboo spouts - and they are used in the Morolands and in parts of Indonesia. They are also used by other Philippine tribes, especially like the Bagobo.