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RARE & DESIRABLE EARLY PERIOD PHILIPPINE MORO SULU DATU ARCHAIC FORM KRIS w/SUPERB CHISELED TWISTCORE PATTERN BLADE. A good early example with a classic Sulu style kakatua form pommel. The handle itself of plaited twine, with very clean cast silver bands at the base of the handle and pommel that are a distinctive Sulu stylistic attribute. The double asang-asang are in silver and finely formed. A more ornate Sulu kris is illustrated in Wetzler (2020) and which has this angularity to the grip. The 5 luk blade is a superb example of a twistcore steel blade with an archaic shape indicated by the fullering at the base of the blade, the ganja, and the twistcore pattern. While the style is in the archaic form, archaic blades often display softer wave crests while the base crest on this blade is more angular in form and therefore pushesthis example into the 19th century as opposed to an 18th century dating. Furthermore, the handle and kakatua have a flatter form on the sides, also indicating slightly later dating than the 18th century. Dating to the 19th century. Total Length (inside scabbard if present) : 28″ Blade Length : 21 1/4″References:1. (1995) Land of the Morning: Treasures of the Philippines, San Francisco Craft & Folk Museum, 1995.3. Et al, (1981) The People and Art of the Philippines, UCLA Museum of Cultural History4. The collection of primitive weapons and armor of the Philippine islands in the United States National museum. Macao Museum of Art. History of Steel in East Asia. (2020) Steel and Magic. Edged Weapons of the Malay Archipelago. Blade Patterns Intrinsic to Steel Edged Weapons. The item “RARE EARLY 19th C FILIPINO MORO SULU DATU KRIS withSUPERB TWISTCORE PATTERN WELD” is in sale since Thursday, November 11, 2021. This item is in the category “Antiques\Ethnographic\Pacific Islands & Oceania”. The seller is “dcgb_inc” and is located in Riverside, California. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, South africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.

• Color: Brown
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Style: Pacific Islands & Oceania
• Material: Wood

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RARE & DESIRABLE EARLY PERIOD PHILIPPINE MORO DATU KRIS w/VERY FINE SUBTLE TWISTCORE PATTERN WELD. The item “RARE EARLY PERIOD FILIPINO MORO DATU KRIS withV. FINE SUBTLE TWISTCORE PATTERN WELD” is in sale since Monday, June 21, 2021. This item is in the category “Antiques\Ethnographic\Pacific Islands & Oceania”. The seller is “dcgb_inc” and is located in Riverside, California. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, South africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.

• Color: Brown
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Style: Pacific Islands & Oceania
• Material: Wood

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RARE EARLY 20TH C PHILIPPINE MORO DATU KRIS w/FINE SILVER POMMEL, BANDS & HILT. LARGE 15 WAVE LAMELLAR PATTERN DAMASCUS BLADE. GOOD TO VG CONDITION. The item “RARE EARLY 20TH C PHILIPPINE MORO DATU KRIS withFINE SILVER HILT LAMELLAR DAMASCUS” is in sale since Wednesday, June 16, 2021. This item is in the category “Antiques\Ethnographic\Pacific Islands & Oceania”. The seller is “dcgb_inc” and is located in Riverside, California. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.

• Color: Silver

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This is a classic sword of the Moro people of the southern Philippines and of the Sulu Sea area called a kris. The classic Moro kris is based heavily on the Indonesian keris but is distinctlylarger and made purposefully for fighting. The kris has always been the most famous of all Moro weapons and there are a wide set of variation of blade types, handle forms, and materials. Generally all kris blades are wide at the base, double-edged, and can be waved, half-waved halfstraight, or straight in which case they were more practical in combat. Older kris had fewerwaves and the waves were deeper and wider. Over time the waves became shallower, tighter, and more numerous and therefore required greater skill to prevent the blade bouncing off or being stuck in an enemys body. One of the additional ways in which origins are identified are through the design of the elephant head trunk and cavity of the ganja. The Maranao form has an elongated trunk while the mouth cavity is narrow and the lower jaw runs parallel to the guard. While Sulu and Maguindanaoforms have a concave cavity beneath the lower jaw, the Maranao form does not and instead has a protrusion that juts out from beneath it (Cato 1996). This example in the Schmiedt Collection is a fine example of a classic Maranao style fighting kris with a finely crafted silver horsehoof pommel. The plain tubular handle with carved twine interspersed with silver bands. The pommel is multifaceted silver horsehoof form found in Sulu and Mindanao, though in this casethe overall sword may be Maranao judging by the form ganja on the blade. The 17 luk blade is finely crafted with angular waves near the base and sharply crested waves throughout, both anindication of early 20th century production. The blade also displays lamellar construction found on higher quality Moro blades. Late 19th to Early 20th century. Total Length (inside scabbard if present) : 26 3/4″ Blade Length : 22 3/4″ References:1. (1995) Land of the Morning: Treasures of the Philippines, San FranciscoCraft & Folk Museum, 1995.3. Et al, (1981) The People and Art of the Philippines, UCLA Museum ofCultural History4. The collection of primitive weapons and armor of thePhilippine islands in the United States National museum. Macao Museum of Art. History of Steel in East Asia. (2020) Steel and Magic. Edged Weapons of the Malay Archipelago. The item “RARE EARLY 20TH C. PHILIPPINE MORO DATU’S KRIS SWORD FINE TWISTCORE DAMASCUS B” is in sale since Tuesday, May 18, 2021. This item is in the category “Antiques\Ethnographic\Pacific Islands & Oceania”. The seller is “arushunter” and is located in Richardson, Texas. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, South africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.

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