UNUSUAL MORO KRIS

Ian · 31st July 2014, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Battara

I would also say that the ganga angles are too steep and the curves are of more 1980s style. I might therefore change my dating and say that this may come from Marawi City from the 1980s.........

I agree with Jose. This was likely made in the '80s or 90s in the Lake Lanao region of Lanao del Sur. One of my Manila sources in the antique business said that the high end pieces of this style were made in that period by two brothers in the Lake Lanao region. These are high end, contemporary kris made primarily for the export market and targeting affluent Muslims in the Middle East and Malaysia. The gold and silver work was generally very well done and they generally sold for high prices.

Ian.

CharlesS · 31st July 2014, 05:43 PM

Very interesting Ian...I had never heard of these. Especially interesting that there was a ME and Asian market for them!

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CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	Very interesting Ian...I had never heard of these. Especially interesting that there was a ME and Asian market for them!