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Nias Keris (?)

4th July 2010, 02:01 AM

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kai

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Alam Shah

Your hilt and blade are very different. The hilt with a human figure, looks somewhat Batak-like to me. Perhaps, an example of a newer adaptation of the weapon. The hilt, ('Nio' the general term used for a hilt in Nias).. does not looks like the general Nias archetype.

Yes, this looks off and newly done. I believe this isn't genuine Nias work.

Regards,
Kai

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