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Old 16th April 2007, 01:35 AM   #3
Alam Shah
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Originally Posted by simatua
... I saw a text under a photo of a ukiran, explaining that this was from a bugis keris.
I told the owner of the website that this was more likely a Sumatra ukiran.
Although i know sometimes this kind of form of can be found on a bugis keris

am i correct?
Simatua, you are right. It's more Sumatran than Bugis.
Imo, nothing Bugis about the blade and the hilt. I agree with BluErf's opinion on the probable origin of the hilt.
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