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Have provenance going back to acquisition by an American Brigadier General in 1898. He said it was "quite old" when he collected it. Note the diminutive ivory pommel about 5" long.
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Bill I was hoping you would share this with the forum. I like this one a lot with the ivory and the silver inlay. Provenance is so helpful thank you.
The silver near the top is embossed - something you don't see all that much on Moro pieces, never mind on Sulu pieces. Looks like the scabbard had a band near the top at some time. A lovely piece - again thanks. ![]() |
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Fantastic Kris (as usual when you find something)!
Where was it collected? Now and then I hear/read that brass or silver dots, like on this kris, indicates Borneo (probably based on the similar motif on the mandau blades). I doubt this myself and think it's a multi-cultural motif. So far I haven't seen it on any kris that has proven Borneo origin but... Michael |
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Beautiful.
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Could it be that the scabbard is put later on .
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The scabbard may be later, but the dot inlay are not just Borneo, but are on other PI/Moro pieces. I have seen these on barong, kris, and kampilan. It may be a regional thing, especially since there was lots of contact between Borneo and the Philippines for millenia.
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Quite possible that it is not original for the kris, but my documentation shows this scabbard has been with this kris for over 100 years. |
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