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Old 18th August 2009, 02:46 PM   #1
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I had the good fortune of seeing a number of serious keris collections in Kelantan/Terengganu, and I have not seen any Pattani naga kerises in those collections. We are talking about the best of the best N. Malayan keris collections. However, I did see quite a few kerises with Singa, and some allegedly Hanuman kerises. The collectors distinguish Hanuman from the Singa through the posture and body shape. And of course, the unduk-unduk (river horses) keris.

If they exist, old Pattani Naga kerises would be quite rare indeed.
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Old 18th August 2009, 03:00 PM   #2
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Hello BluErf

Seems that in this case all those crude Pattanese naga keris we sometimes see in this forum or offered on ebay are new creations without traditional "forerunners" ...

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Old 19th August 2009, 02:42 AM   #3
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.. If they exist, old Pattani Naga kerises would be quite rare indeed.
Indeed, they are.. the thing about these kerises is that, it's existence is not documented. Difficult to benchmark. Even serious collectors up north, may not know or unwilling to collect them (hefty price). It could probably be found upper north in Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat provinces.

There are a few who have these.. the naga form is identical in all the examples. However, I do not have their permission to post here, sorry.
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