SULAWESI &  KERIS

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Sulawesi Sulawesi   Sumbawa    

 

  

  

Features of the Sulawesi Keris:

bullet elongated pistol hilt
bullet buntut (shoe) at the base of the sheath, the Keris is not worn like in Java, slipped in a waist band, but tied to a belt
bulletselut (flat ring between the hilt and the blade)
bulletpamor blade
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