what type of warangka of this kris

loyah · 21st July 2016, 04:48 PM

Hi all, thanks for the input

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Originally Posted by Jean

Loyah, could you please tell us which is the area of origin of your ancestor?

That is my intention. I'm from Negri Sembilan border to Malacca. In the 1700~1800 settlers from Minangkabau came to Negri Sembilan .

And There is also a saying " beraja ke Johor, bertali ke Siak dan bertuan ke Minangkabau". roughly means ~ the Kingdom is to Johore , family/ ties to Siak and to Lord to Minangkabau" (not a good English translation I think).

In one version the ancestors are from Johore, but the kris points otherwise.
The keris is family heirloom kept by a distant family member. Malays are quite protective of their family heirloom. that's why I have very limited access to the item. Need some kind of foundation to persuade them to explore family history.

Regards

Jean · 21st July 2016, 09:03 PM

Loyah,
Thank you for the interesting family history. A Malaysian origin also crossed my mind for this keris, may be some of our Malaysian members could comment on it?

Regards

21st July 2016, 09:03 PM	#2
Jean Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,740	Loyah, Thank you for the interesting family history. A Malaysian origin also crossed my mind for this keris, may be some of our Malaysian members could comment on it? Regards