29th April 2016, 09:07 AM | #1 |
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Malaysian National Museum
These are Kris on display, see the other forum for additional pieces.
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29th April 2016, 09:09 AM | #2 |
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Set 2
Here are some more
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29th April 2016, 09:11 AM | #3 |
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a few more
Enjoy
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29th April 2016, 11:45 PM | #4 |
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Terrible.
several javanese hilts in the wrong direction. The back of the scabbard on display instead of the front. A balinese hilt not fitted well onto the peksi. Is there no-one in the museum with a basic knowledge of keris ? Thank for sharing nevertheless |
4th May 2016, 05:47 AM | #5 |
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Plus some of the sundang are Moro/Philippine kris! A couple are very recent (1960s and up).
I agree with you Asomotif....... Still some are nice examples, thank you Marcus. |
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And what's with that gold (?) band with the green stones (?) haphazardly wrapped around that Sumatran ivory hilt. Doesn't seem to belong to it at all. Also a number of blades that seem to have some rather active rust. I would have expected more out of the Malaysian National Museum. |
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5th May 2016, 06:41 PM | #7 |
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Stunning ... Thanks to share
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7th May 2016, 03:37 PM | #8 |
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Thank you for the photos!
Many beautiful pieces... ... but so poorly displayed and maintained. Find it hard to believe that all their curators are completely inept. What a shame! PS: I am currently in Indonesia and visited a few museums only to be shocked how poorly maintained they are. Will post photos when I will return. |
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