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28th June 2018, 11:55 PM
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Location: Paris (France)
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Origine of Bugis Keris?
Hello,
I am looking for the origin of this Keris. The scabbard is very similar to those I have from Sulawesi but it is not the original one that has been adapted for the blade... (I had never seen this method before) The blade is unusual for me. I only once saw another similar old blade on the internet on a Bugis keris but I do not remember where.  The strangest on the blade is the Sogokan that seems to have been added afterwards but it seems old because this part is also eroded. The handle is also quite different from what we see most often. Thanks for your help. 
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29th June 2018, 12:14 AM
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I'm not so sure i see a Bugis blade when i look at this keris Athanase. What about it make you identify it as Bugis?
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29th June 2018, 12:18 AM
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I confess that I mainly based on the dress of the keris, but also on the solid and massive aspect of the blade.
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29th June 2018, 12:25 AM
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After reflection, the blade does not have the hexagonal section typical of keris Bugis but rather a rhombic section that would be more reminiscent of penisular keris.
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29th June 2018, 05:14 PM
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Location: Netherlands
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My first instinct when I saw the blade was Sumatra, but I could be wrong.
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30th June 2018, 10:05 AM
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Please see a quite similar blade (15 shallow luks, poorly carved sogokan, etc.) initially fitted on a Balinese kris! My guess about its origin is Sumbawa or Sumatra.
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