8th January 2019, 12:31 PM
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Location: USA Georgia
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Originally Posted by kai
Hello Bill,
Just some quick comments:
Blade in keris anak alang and keris bahari style with keris sundang fittings (hilt/clamps).
There were Moro settlements/colonies in the Riau archipelago (East of Sumatra).
[sug = Tausug, etc.]
Historical reference: the VOC defeated Raja Haji at Teluk Ketapang in 1786.
Keris panjang, keris anak alang, and keris bahari share a common blade style which gets collectively called after the town Bangkinang (traditional production center on Sumatra).
Regards,
Kai
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Kai, thank you very much with your explanations! Always a pleasure!
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