Indonesian keris in Philippines war

[Ian]

Originally Posted by carlos

I have One image from the 1883 Exposicion de Filipinas in Madrid taken by J. Laurent. On display are various traditional Filipino weapon, but is too large to unload. If somete want I send picture I can send by e-mal.
Thanks

Carlos:

If you can send me the file by email I will try to adapt the size to forum requirements and perhaps select the key elements for enlarging.

Ian.

[kino]

Carlos, Is this the wall plaque of weapons that you are referring to?
The keris is at 3:00 o'clock.

[Sajen]

When it is this wall plaque Carlos referring to and my eyes are good enough I would think that this is a Bugis keris. The Bugis are a seafaring nation and since the Philippines not far away from Sulawesi I am not surprised to see this keris at this old wall plaque.

Regards,
Detlef

[carlos]

Yes !!
This is the plaque.
Thanks
Carlos

[David]

This is not a really great photo to tell from, but it looks like those might be Indo-keris at 11 o'clock and 1 o'clock on either side of the kampilan at noon as well.
Without any context i couldn't really say what made the person who created this wall display include both Indonesian and Moro weapons. While i would not be the least bit surprised to learn that someone during the Moro insurrection or before in the Philippines has and perhaps even used an Indonesian keris in battle i would say that it is unlikely that the practice was all that pervasive.

[kino]

I snagged this amazing photo from Filhistory, migueldiaz's Facebook page.
Enjoy.

[carlos]

Yes, this is the picture !!