Strange Philippines keris

[JeffS]

Originally Posted by ausjulius

Haha yeah ! Totally forgot it. Brain got foggy. I was thinking western Mindanao in some areas or eastern Indonesia
Obviously nias too 🤣. Got it yesterday night with some other tribal things including some from Mindano.
Couldn't miss those big old nias chompers on the carving. Even on the antique ones it's quite a chunky pair of teeth.
Comparison

I like the little monkey dude on the side, I think it is the same one often riding the Lasara. The blade was likely originally from a keris - do you sign of pamor?

[ausjulius]

Hey, yes it's a curious aesthetic on the dagger, the blade is mono steel, no lamination.
The one peice scabbard is the most work in my opinion