Question: the places with the biggest keris collections

Tim Simmons · 16th March 2006, 10:12 PM

The Dutch, Royal Tropical Institute, is well worth a visit not so much for Kriss, but it has some of the most fantastic shaman staffs from the Philippines on display, well it did the last time I was there. Tim

wolviex · 17th March 2006, 01:49 PM

Thank you very much for your replies. The Netherlands are confirmed. What about USA, there seems to be a lot of private collectors these days?

Don't know if there is a need of museum list with keris collections. Maybe we should try to make one anyway. I will start with Poland then:

Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku (Museum of Asia and Pacific) in Warsaw - around 450 weapons and many krises
Muzeum Etnograficzne (Ethnographic Museum) in Krakow - ca. 100 krises

16th March 2006, 10:12 PM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,935	The Dutch, Royal Tropical Institute, is well worth a visit not so much for Kriss, but it has some of the most fantastic shaman staffs from the Philippines on display, well it did the last time I was there. Tim

17th March 2006, 01:49 PM	#2
wolviex Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Poland, Krakow Posts: 421	Thank you very much for your replies. The Netherlands are confirmed. What about USA, there seems to be a lot of private collectors these days? Don't know if there is a need of museum list with keris collections. Maybe we should try to make one anyway. I will start with Poland then: Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku (Museum of Asia and Pacific) in Warsaw - around 450 weapons and many krises Muzeum Etnograficzne (Ethnographic Museum) in Krakow - ca. 100 krises