A sword design theory (Phil., Indonesia, & Malaysia)

[migueldiaz]

Originally Posted by freebooter

Post #25 is very interesting to me. It is not often such a simple reference can be found and it is another clue in relation to a Royal Malay Keris in my collections.

Thanks too, Gav. With regard to that keris, the original owner seems to have covered all the bases -- the reps of the tripartite cosmos are all there, and the squatting figure on the hilt surely sealed the deal. And the material of the hilt alludes to Hinduism-Buddhism, to top it all. Also, the vines design may be interpreted as having reference to Islam. A man couldn't ask for more ...