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I expect that most younger collectors, at least those in the USA, will have heard those of us with graying hair speak of times past when ethnographic arms and armour were cheap and abundant, showing up regularly at local gun shows, and consisting largely of 'orphaned' soldier and tourist bring-backs. In those times, the ethnographic arms collector likely had only one reference - Stone's Glossary.
I have received a CD of photos of one collection built up over the past forty years by a member new to these forums, but not to the world of edged weapons. The user name, whistlinbill, substitutes for a name many would recognize as an author in the field whose works we have relied upon and I suspect that will be revealed in due course. There are dozens of group photos on the CD which, rather than to put out all at once as an overwhelming bolus, I will trickle out in a hope of maximizing comment and discussion. |
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Maranao ?
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ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO LOOK AT NICE KRIS
![]() AT FIRST GLANCE A NOVICE MIGHT CONSIDER THESE 5 EXAMPLES TO BE MUCH ALIKE. BUT ON CLOSER OBSERVATION THERE ARE A LOT OF VARIABLES REPRESENTED HERE. FROM THE TOP DOWN,4 EXAMPLES HAVE COCATOOA POMELS AND M5 HAS A HORSEHOOF POMMEL. M3 AND M4 HAVE METAL COLLARS BETWEEN THE POMMEL AND GRIP IS THIS A MARANO FEATURE?. M1 AND M5 HAVE ROUND GRIPS WHILE M2,M3,M4 HAVE ROUGHLY RETANGULAR GRIPS. M3, M4, M5 HAVE METAL FERRULES THE OTHER 2 DO NOT. M5 STILL HAS 2 BACA BACA STRAPS, M2 HAS ONE BACA BACA AND EITHER A WIRE OR FIBER STRAP. ALL KRIS APEAR TO HAVE SEPARATE GAURD OR GANJA. THE FILE WORK ON THE GAURD SIDE (GANGYA) THOUGH SIMULAR IS A BIT DIFFERENT ON EACH KRIS M5 BEING THE MOST ELABORATE. THE OTHER SIDE (GANGYA, SAME NAME) HAS WHAT IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE ELEPHANTS HEAD AND THE CURLED PART BEING THE TRUNK. THERE IS QUITE A VARIATY OF FORM AND WORKMANSHIP SHOWN HERE. I OFTEN WONDER IF THERE IS ANY RELATION IN THIS DESIGN TO THE VERY SIMPLE BY COMPARISON KAUDI IN KUKRI FROM NEPAL AND INDIA. ? THE BLADES M1 AND M5 STRAIGHT I LIKE THE FULLERS AND DECORATIONS ON THESE TWO BLADES. THE OTHER THREE M2 FULL WAVED BLADE, M3 HALF WAVED HALF STRAIGHT AND M4 PERHAPS 1 THIRD WAVED. PERHAPS SOMEONE NEW TO THE MORO KRIS CAN LEARN FROM SUCH SIMPLE OBSERVATIONS. SORRY TO RAMBLE ON BUT I JUST COULDN'T SAY COOL AND LEAVE IT AT THAT. ![]() I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING SOME MORE OF THESE BEAUTYS. ![]() |
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beautiful krisses! these are the ones that worn daily by the common man. really like those ones with rattan grips
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Rick, thanks for your kind comments!
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Very nice krisses!
![]() Like the M1 with the fullers and the last one even if it not so old. Regards, Detlef |
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D'you suppose we could call this featurless Kakatua pommel unique to the Maranao group ?
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I don't think that this are all Maranao kris. The "M" staying for Moro. Try to download the picture and you will see. ![]() Regards, Detlef |
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I agree with Sajen - most are Maguindanao. Interesting set.
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Okay, so they are Maguindanao; I always get them confused ..
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Hi Rick,
can't answer your question but one of my Maguindanao kris have as well a this featurless Kakatua pommel, look here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12825 Regards, Detlef |
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Gentlemen, thank you for your expertise! When I was collecting, about the only thing I could tell was: "Is this one any different from the rest of the
crop?" And, if it was, and the price wasn't unreasonable, I'd usually jump. Nowadays, you aficionados know not only what island the sword came from, but which SIDE of the island! I take my hat off to you! Thanks again, Bill |
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Maguindanao type/style kakatua ? ![]() |
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I don't know exactly but someone confirm this in this thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ht=maguindanao Look post #16. I have done some research and have seen that they (the Maguindanao kris) come with all sort of pommel. Maybe some of our knowledge members can tell more? ![]() Here some more pictures of Mag. kris with this pommel style taken from old threads. The last two seems to be an older style. Regards, Detlef |
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The very last one I would say is Maranao. Very close in style to Maguindanao and they are locally next to each other on Mindanao.
The third one may be Sulu. The top 2 are Maguindanao......... |
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do you able to tell something about the hilt question? The last one was identified in the given link/thread as Maranao blade with Maguindanao hilt/pommel. Regards, Detlef |
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Is there a typology present as regards this style of kakatua pommel ?
Can we assign this form as seen to a particular group ? |
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I am looking at the blade not the hilt. The hilt I have even seen on Sulu pieces. ON the blade I am looking at primarily the front of the ganga area. You can check Cato for some of these, and I make the distinction between Maranao and Maguindanao.
There are other things on hilts that can help, especially the okir/okkil work done that can distinguish tribal areas. |
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Yo Rick, i see what you're saying... Here the thing tho; i gave up classifying krises to a certain tribe. I'm not saying totally, since there are distnct styles indigenous to a certain tribe, especially later. For instance, the last kris on the right is distinctly sulu. But see now, we're running into whether it's Sama or Tausug. If it's Sama, then which one? Then we see all these blades that contradict what's on Cato's book. So to classify that we say, it's traded
. Really? How 'bout the possibility that a certain panday moving to a certain locale? Here's another situation: a certain Iranun approached a maranao panday to make him a kris. Question is, would the panday forge the blade based on how he was taught, or would he conform according to a supposedly a iranun style? Just something to chew on... With that said, the pommel style you're inquiring about, Rick, if we still have to go by Cato's book, can also be seen in Sulu. My .02 centavos |
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Thanks for the input, Ron .
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Lots of trade - a good point. Thats why we see a mix of styles on some pieces and it gets confusing. Something Cato does not mention. I have a little more faith in some classification than Ron, but what he says is also true.
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A most interesting discussion, thank you all. Here is the next installment:
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ooh, whistlin', you need to take off that red rust on the first kris. that's painful to look at...
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Whistlinbill please care this blade or send it to me, I would be more than happy to do this job! ![]() M6 and M7 are very nice krisses but both need care at the blades and sheaths. Regards, Detlef |
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I should like to suggest to participants that admonishments about condition and care of presented artifacts are best handled by private message.
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Sorry, don't want to attack someone!
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just a knee jerk reaction, lee, especially to an object that has cultural significance to some of us
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Gentlemen, I apologize for the red rust! The collection has been sitting in my basement (dehumidifier going all the time) for the better part of the past ten
years. I pulled the boxes out and gave them to my old art director, Terry Moss, with the marching orders: "Shoot 'em like they are". Which he did. So, I reckon I sorta got caught with my pants down--well, the rust is hangin' out, anyway! Somebody asked about sheaths--seems like most of these have sheaths, but Terry shot 'em without so he could get more knives into a picture. And, best I recall, the sheaths are mostly plain, with either rattan or metal bands. Thanks for your understanding--I'll try to do better in the future! Bill |
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Sulu, I should think . Here is its brother with a different pommel . ![]() http://www.arscives.com/historysteel...1/160-rb3a.jpg |
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