Kalis: Origin of Minadanaon Kris

[David]

Originally Posted by baganing_balyan

here's another example why not all krises are the same.

Sorry, no gonjo, no asymmetric blade...that is not a kris in my book. What's more, it has a punal style guard on it. Now it is possible that that blade was cut down from what was once a kris, but i would not consider it a kris in it's present form.

[baganing_balyan]

Originally Posted by David

Sorry, no gonjo, no asymmetric blade...that is not a kris in my book. What's more, it has a punal style guard on it. Now it is possible that that blade was cut down from what was once a kris, but i would not consider it a kris in it's present form.

hahahahahaha. that's not a kris? find a yakan or a samal, he will open your eyes.

that's the reason why i took anthropology-- foreigners come to my country and use their preconception to validate our culture. Even tagalogs and visayans are guilty of that.

well, that's a mindanaoan kris, and that's according to people who use it. theya re the ones who should define their culture not the researchers.

[A. G. Maisey]

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