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Parts of a pusaka keris
Esteemed and learned colleagues of the keris,
Please help me understand the significance and meaning of the components of the bilah and ganja (as illustrated in the attached diagram). My interest...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th May 2024, 10:31 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th May 2024, 03:16 PM
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David, the only Lake Danao I can find in the...
David, the only Lake Danao I can find in the Philippines is in Leyte (a popular tourist resort). Perhaps Kai was thinking of Lake Lanao on Mindanao, where the Maranao live. JJ Pershing conducted some...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th May 2024, 02:50 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th May 2024, 02:20 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th May 2024, 02:08 PM
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SchwartzStock, still no pictures. Please check...
SchwartzStock, still no pictures. Please check that your pictures are not too large and are of the correct format. Are you trying to attach them to your post? When I open and edit your last post...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2024, 09:02 PM
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I agree Lee. The variety and chronology are...
I agree Lee. The variety and chronology are confusing. I've seen no study of dating these spears (other than an early attempt on this site).
In most cases, Moro war spears were used as thrusting...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th May 2024, 08:30 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th May 2024, 10:05 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2024, 11:56 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2024, 11:43 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2024, 01:05 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2024, 12:55 PM
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Wayne, I think that kino is showing us a...
Wayne, I think that kino is showing us a ginunting-like sword with a long "swedge" along the back edge that may or may not be sharpened. The primary cutting edge is not always curved in my experience.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2024, 12:50 AM
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Rob,
I think you have hit on a subject that...
Rob,
I think you have hit on a subject that we all think we know about but lacks definition. What is meant by a "tourist"item? You have emphasised that these are low quality items produced in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2024, 12:23 AM
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Alan,
The collective experience expressed...
Alan,
The collective experience expressed here is drawing a blank to your very precise question. I assume there is no blade to go with this hilt. Has the hilt ever been used? If not, then perhaps...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th May 2024, 12:06 AM
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Hello Alan,
You have presented a real test....
Hello Alan,
You have presented a real test. Like most who have posted already, I don't recognize this pommel. However, I would like to comment on what we can see of the rest of this hilt. The grip...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th April 2024, 06:46 AM
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Replies: 33
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th April 2024, 04:15 PM
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MTK, this appears to be a machete with a hole...
MTK, this appears to be a machete with a hole towards the tip that may have been meant to fit over a nut and used to undo or tighten it. Can you tells us where you found this specimen or any other...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th April 2024, 03:52 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2024, 05:50 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 18,210
Alan, Thank you for showing another wonderful...
Alan, Thank you for showing another wonderful example of this early form of Moro kris! The similarities with the Bugis keris shown at the top of this thread are again obvious. Yours also shows a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2024, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 33
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Kai, the apparent diameters are a little...
Kai, the apparent diameters are a little misleading because of the different degrees to which I cropped the pictures (and thus the magnification is slightly different). Eyeballing the pictures shown...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th April 2024, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 18,210
David and Detlef,
Geometry tells us that the...
David and Detlef,
Geometry tells us that the only cross-section that produces a uniform width when viewed from several angles is a circle (or a circular object with many small facets). I believe...
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