Maranao Sundang

baganing_balyan · 3rd July 2008, 06:13 AM

a maranao datu with a tourist's punyal? No comment.

I can go on and on with the designs of that maranao kris, but it's a waste of time. I find no academic merit in talking about it.

Even the patina is very telling. I would rather shut up though since I have no interest in antique collection and in knowing what's real and what is not.

In cultural preservation's point of view, selling fake or replica is fine. It preserves the real cultural artifacts within the community. It is also good to sell real ones to serious collectors so hopefully when they die they can donate their collection to a museum.

Fake or not, I don't really care.

3rd July 2008, 06:13 AM	#14
baganing_balyan Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 89	a maranao datu with a tourist's punyal? No comment. I can go on and on with the designs of that maranao kris, but it's a waste of time. I find no academic merit in talking about it. Even the patina is very telling. I would rather shut up though since I have no interest in antique collection and in knowing what's real and what is not. In cultural preservation's point of view, selling fake or replica is fine. It preserves the real cultural artifacts within the community. It is also good to sell real ones to serious collectors so hopefully when they die they can donate their collection to a museum. Fake or not, I don't really care.