Keris - javanese blade in Kedah mounts?

A. G. Maisey · 21st December 2012, 10:20 AM

Jean, I don't know if these are Bugis people. The references I have only say "Malay".

They might be Bugis, but I don't know.

What I'm mostly interested in is this:-

when was the first mention of hippo ivory being used in these hilts, who made it, and upon what basis.

Following on from that, the proof that these hilts are definitely hippo ivory, not just the possibility that they could be hippo ivory.

Jean · 21st December 2012, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Jean, I don't know if these are Bugis people. The references I have only say "Malay".

They might be Bugis, but I don't know.

Hello Alan,
If you google "Malagasy people" and select Wikipedia you will read that: the "first Austronesian settlers (in Madagascar) arrived between the 3rd and 10th century from Borneo" but I can't comment on it and agree that they may be Bugis or not.
Regards

21st December 2012, 10:20 AM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,085	Jean, I don't know if these are Bugis people. The references I have only say "Malay". They might be Bugis, but I don't know. What I'm mostly interested in is this:- when was the first mention of hippo ivory being used in these hilts, who made it, and upon what basis. Following on from that, the proof that these hilts are definitely hippo ivory, not just the possibility that they could be hippo ivory.