Maranao battle kris

Gustav · 17th August 2012, 10:17 AM

Dear Detlef, Jose and PepperScull, thank you very much for your comments.

About the cleaning - I am inclined to preserve a certain "museum look" and clean the silver and wooden parts of it very minimaly. I just feel some discrepancy when I see an old hilt wrapping together with absolutely shining silver ferrules. It seems to me, this is the place, where the preservation of tribal art, where patina is very important, meets the keris culture.

Jose, does it mean, we see this kind of fretwork (Greneng) with holes only in Maguindanao?

Battara · 17th August 2012, 04:39 PM

So far I would say yes, although I may be looking into this...........

What strengthens this hypothesis is the provenance of this piece.

17th August 2012, 10:17 AM	#1
Gustav Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,295	Dear Detlef, Jose and PepperScull, thank you very much for your comments. About the cleaning - I am inclined to preserve a certain "museum look" and clean the silver and wooden parts of it very minimaly. I just feel some discrepancy when I see an old hilt wrapping together with absolutely shining silver ferrules. It seems to me, this is the place, where the preservation of tribal art, where patina is very important, meets the keris culture. Jose, does it mean, we see this kind of fretwork (Greneng) with holes only in Maguindanao?

17th August 2012, 04:39 PM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,310	So far I would say yes, although I may be looking into this........... What strengthens this hypothesis is the provenance of this piece.