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28th September 2008, 11:29 AM
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Location: Italia
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Sundang, moro kris or whatelse?
Hi all! Here is a strange beast
 Blade etched like a keris, ivory pommel (elephant, sea cow ) handle is horn. Scabbard wonderful. From the ganesha mouth seems to me Sulu. Could be a borneo piece? Any suggestion is welcome. Regards Flavio |
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28th September 2008, 01:08 PM
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Location: The Netherlands
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In my opinion, but I'm not knowledgeable on Moro kris, this is not a Borneo piece. Scabbard and hilt point to a Phillipine piece.
Don't think the blade is etched as a keris. The result would be different. Pommel looks more wood to me. I can't discover the ivory. But a nice appearance. |
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28th September 2008, 02:47 PM
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Hello Henk,
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  Thus, should be elephant. Flavio you could try measuring the exact angle to determine the genus/species. BTW, I would be interested to see an example of Moro ivory verified as being made from mammoth (which seems to have been widely traded - reaching SE Asia seems not unlikely). Regards, Kai |
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28th September 2008, 03:14 PM
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Hello Henk,
pommel is definitely ivory and as Kai says, seems more elephant. The point is: the color is due to the age or it was painted to seem older?! What do you think? Thanks |
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28th September 2008, 03:41 PM
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EAAF Staff
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Location: Louisville, KY
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Elephant ivory I agree. Not Moro etching I also agree. Been glued back together - yes. Been painted - not sure but don't think so.
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28th September 2008, 05:48 PM
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Vikingsword Staff
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Photo six shows what looks almost like a scarf weld ?
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