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29th June 2018, 12:14 AM
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I'm not so sure i see a Bugis blade when i look at this keris Athanase. What about it make you identify it as Bugis?
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29th June 2018, 12:18 AM
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I confess that I mainly based on the dress of the keris, but also on the solid and massive aspect of the blade.
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29th June 2018, 12:25 AM
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After reflection, the blade does not have the hexagonal section typical of keris Bugis but rather a rhombic section that would be more reminiscent of penisular keris.
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29th June 2018, 05:14 PM
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My first instinct when I saw the blade was Sumatra, but I could be wrong.
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30th June 2018, 10:05 AM
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Please see a quite similar blade (15 shallow luks, poorly carved sogokan, etc.) initially fitted on a Balinese kris! My guess about its origin is Sumbawa or Sumatra.
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30th June 2018, 10:44 AM
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The hilt from Athanase has a more erect and compact shape than the pangulu rekko style hilts from Sulawesi, and looks like a mix of pangulu and Jawa demam style hilts. The origin of these hilts may be East Sumatra (see another specimen) or possibly Sumbawa.
Regards Last edited by Jean; 1st July 2018 at 09:12 AM. |
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30th June 2018, 11:57 AM
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Thank you very much Jean.
 So it's probably a Keris from Sumatra (maybe East Sumatra). |
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