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10th May 2022, 12:43 PM | #1 |
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I am glad to see this discussion getting some traction!
So let’s start back with the idea of the bird form and then move to the Jawa Demam possibility. In the pictures below I show the possible interpretations of the more traditional Moro hilt designs that are attributed the form of the Philippines native red-vented cockatoo. I want to remind that these are symbolic representations and likely talismanic in nature. Finding similarities in these forms and then looking toward those similarities in the form of what I am calling the Garuda Kris may be helpful in discovering or uncovering the origin of these more rare kris. So in these pictures…(all from my collection) what is the symbolism for the highlighted?? Last edited by SanibelSwassa; 10th May 2022 at 12:44 PM. Reason: Duplicate |
10th May 2022, 12:51 PM | #2 |
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Now we can look for the same symbolism in the Garuda kris.
I have highlighted the area for observation. To make the correlation to the amorphous bird form you would also need to look to orientation an find a beak and a crest. |
10th May 2022, 02:39 PM | #3 |
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We do not see these common symbols in the forms of the Java Demam nor do we find the Shivering Javanese man with the any of the various accompanying forms shown the the pictures already shared in the form of the Garuda kris shown above. While the pistol grip form of the hilt design shares in the indo style the symbolisms do not appear to follow the known elements of the Java Demam origin story associated with those blades.
Further we have other dissimilar elements in the Garuda kris. These elements include the motifs on what I will label the front and back faces of the hilt which should be examined. As I have already shown other examples here is another compare and contrast. |
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By chance, I was able to borrow some kris (probably preWW2-postWW2 era thereabouts) that incorporated the hilt in question- but one of them clearly depicted what it was all about |
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