Kalis: Origin of Minadanaon Kris

[Spunjer]

Smithsonian photographs do not even show krises with ivory handles.

do you have a copy of this smithsonian photographs you're talking about?

If the Spanish introduced "turko," don't you think they would have also introduced "vikingo" (viking) since the viking culture and history also reached spain like the Ottomans'? Unfortunately, we don't have vikingo in our language.

huh? how did you connect vikings and turks? i wish you could explain this further as this is very interesting.

I think the krises collected or photographed by the smithsonian institution in 1900's were actually older.

i'm interested in finding out why you think these krises were older. surely there are tell tale signs, no?