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Thanks, Ray, that is a very elegant blade as far as non-archaic pieces are concerned!
I'd guess this dates back to the mid-19th century. Also twistcore is rare with diamond cross-sections. Could you add dimensions, please? Do you have pics of the original configuration even if damaged? I'm afraid that I don't see much semblance of the crosspiece carving with the Filipino style shown; especially the mediterranean Acanthus motif seems to be missing. I'd rather posit that there seem to be Melayu ties: While most Malay motifs represent flowers with radial symmetry, a few may be shown in profile; also the vegetal/vine motif seems to be closer IMHO. For example, fairly similar flowers are shown in "Spirit of Wood" on pages 86-87 (top figure). If not traditional Moro/Sulu ukkil, maybe more recent influence via Brunei? Regards, Kai |
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Sorry, pp. 96-97: FL005.
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Very nice sword Xas, and even better resto work. Congratulations.
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Nice buying xasterix, and sweet blade.
Carved Sampir are not all that common... I've referenced what examples I have on file and whilst most are loosely ths profile shape, none carry the same or similar motifs. |
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Very nice and interesting kris! Congrats Xas.
![]() Here a picture from the pages Kai mentioned before. Regards, Detlef |
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On the off chance that the Met holds a kris with carvings to the sheath, this might be worth a follow up. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collec...nce&pageSize=0 |
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