Author Topic: The Art of the Kris (Read 5626 times)

Lorenzo · « **on:** September 10, 2012, 10:23:22 AM »

The kris or keris is an asymmetrical dagger most strongly associated with the culture of Indonesia, but also indigenous to Malaysia, Thailand and Brunei. It is known as kalis in the southern Philippines. The kris is famous for its distinctive wavy blade, but in the past, most had straight blades.

A kris can be divided into three parts: bilah (blade), hulu (hilt), and warangka (sheath). These parts of the kris are objects of art, often carved in meticulous detail and made from various materials; metal, precious or rare types of wood, or gold or ivory. A kris's aesthetic value covers the dhapur (the form and design of the blade, with around 150 variants), the pamor (the pattern of metal alloy decoration on the blade, with around 60 variants), and tangguh referring to the age and origin of a kris.

Both a weapon and spiritual object, kris are often considered to have an essence or presence, considered to possess magical powers, with some blades possessing good luck and others possessing bad.Kris are used for display, as talismans with magical powers, weapons, a sanctified heirloom (pusaka), auxiliary equipment for court soldiers, an accessory for ceremonial dress, an indicator of social status, a symbol of heroism, etc.

reference: wikipedia

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #1 on:** September 10, 2012, 10:26:07 AM »

The Keris of Sulu, Philippines

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #2 on:** September 10, 2012, 10:29:38 AM »

The different types of kris used in the different parts of the Southern Philippines.
Quite popular in Muslim Mindanao, and were used to decapitate the heads of enemies.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #3 on:** September 10, 2012, 10:31:03 AM »

Junggayan Kalis
Blade has a 7 wave blade 20 3/4 long showing twisted laminations on the center and bounded by twisted wire of gold & silver. The asang-asang (metal band on the guard) is made of swasa. The grip area of the handle has a traditional cord wrap lacquered black (recent replacement) and a swasa ferrule with dark patina. Ivory Kakatua pommel has a honey color. Dark hardwood scabbard with silver panels on the top section showing some floral designs. The lower part of the scabbard has 3 silver bands with similar designs as the upper panels. Sulu late 1800.

taken from the following site:
http://www.ramanon.com/forum/showthread.php?48264-Phillippine-Weapons-Moro-Kris

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #4 on:** September 10, 2012, 10:33:02 AM »

Sublime piece of art...

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #5 on:** September 10, 2012, 10:35:26 AM »

Kampilan Ni Lapu Lapu

A kampilan, used by many of the Muslim Rajahs of the Philippines. It is believed that Rajah Lapu Lapu used a kampilan when he decapitated Ferdinand Magellan's head during a battle in 1521.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #6 on:** September 10, 2012, 10:37:27 AM »

Rajah Lapu Lapu, a Sigbuanon Prince, wielding a Kampilan

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #7 on:** September 10, 2012, 10:38:46 AM »

Rajah Lapu Lapu using the Kampilan to deliver a swift death to the Conquistadore Ferdinand Magellan.
RIP Magellan.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #8 on:** September 10, 2012, 10:43:16 AM »

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taga tigbao · « **Reply #9 on:** September 10, 2012, 10:48:06 AM »

During my childhood, sa bay sa ahong apohan baje (inahan sa ahong amahan), pirme ko kakita aning souvenir from the Moroland. Kasagaran sa tua didto nga mga sundang ug bo, klase klase sa kris, naa puy uban nga klase pareho sa pana ug taming. Kato lamang kang Nanay sauna itom ang bulok sa board.

Source of the picture:
http://armchairgamer.blogspot.com/2011_06_01_archive.html

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taga tigbao · « **Reply #10 on:** September 10, 2012, 10:54:45 AM »

Na interested na hinoon ko ani nga topic. Hehehehe. Gusto ra naho ishare, nag browse ko ug kani mao ang ahong nakit-an related to the weaponry of the Philippines in terms of bladed weapon:

http://armchairgamer.blogspot.com/2011/06/pre-spanish-weapons-for-filipino.html

http://www.arscives.com/historysteel/philippines.swords.htm

Naa pa ba kaha ni ron?

Nakahinumdom ko nga dihay usa ka Philippine primetime TV drama which featured some of this weapons, kadtong sa Channel 7 nga Amaya.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #11 on:** September 10, 2012, 11:15:30 AM »

When I was in Southern Leyte in 2010, as I was walking around the coastline of Panaon Island, Southern Leyte, I noticed that the men who work in the fields use the Panabas to cut through weeds. Weeds as tall as 3-4 feet can be cut down by the Panabas. I remember walking to one man who was wielding it and asked if i could hold it.

I swung it -- it has a very precise and clean cut. Then I asked the man, "Nong, puydi ba ni maka patay sa tawo?"

Ingon ang tawo nako, "Dong, pwede ni mo hiwa sa lawas sa karabao, kana pa sa tawo..."

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #12 on:** September 10, 2012, 11:17:14 AM »

Mao ni gi tawag "Panabas"

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taga tigbao · « **Reply #13 on:** September 10, 2012, 11:18:37 AM »

Kani maoy pirme namong gamiton. An sundang ni Tamblot! HAhahahaha. Visayan tenegre diay ininglis aning sundanga ni.

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Visayan_tenegre_horn_hilt.JPG

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #14 on:** September 10, 2012, 11:20:21 AM »

During my childhood, sa bay sa ahong apohan baje (inahan sa ahong amahan), pirme ko kakita aning souvenir from the Moroland. Kasagaran sa tua didto nga mga sundang ug bo, klase klase sa kris, naa puy uban nga klase pareho sa pana ug taming. Kato lamang kang Nanay sauna itom ang bulok sa board.

Source of the picture:
http://armchairgamer.blogspot.com/2011_06_01_archive.html

During my birthday, I used a Keris that I had bought from the market to dispatch the two pigs that i had bought.
I asked the butcher if he could use the Keris to kill the two pigs, which he did. Dali ra kaayo mo cut ang keris sa lawas.
The way the keris is designed, it can easily pierce through the rib cage , can also cut through the aorta and the great vessels, rendering the animal dead within seconds.

It has a very clean cut as well. The butcher killed the 1st pig, and I asked to kill the 2nd one. It was quite quick. Gutting the animal via the Keris was quick; from the Manubrial arch to the ventral abdominals, i made a midsagittal cut.

After that, gi limpyo ang tina-e , og gi kuha ang dugo. Gi luto dayon.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #15 on:** September 10, 2012, 11:21:46 AM »

Kani maoy pirme namong gamiton. An sundang ni Tamblot! HAhahahaha. Visayan tenegre diay ininglis aning sundanga ni.

Source of the picture:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Visayan_tenegre_horn_hilt.JPG

He he , I like the design of the handle. Arang dakoa pod ning sundang'a. This can cut through meat like knife through butter...

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taga tigbao · « **Reply #16 on:** September 10, 2012, 11:25:48 AM »

Mao nay hinungdan usahay sa dinunggabay sa mga mag-away. Anyway, naappreciate naho ang art of bladed weaponry sa Pilipinas.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #17 on:** September 10, 2012, 11:28:42 AM »

Mao nay hinungdan usahay sa dinunggabay sa mga mag-away. Anyway, naappreciate naho ang art of bladed weaponry sa Pilipinas.

He he he, arang sakita pod ug i-dunggaban ang tawo ana, brod vince. One must admit that there is beauty in Pinoy bladed weaponry.

Sa una, naka kita pod ko special the History Channel , focusing on Pinoy weapons and martial arts. From then on, I had an interest in Pinoy indigenous weapons.

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taga tigbao · « **Reply #18 on:** September 10, 2012, 11:30:38 AM »

He he he, arang sakita pod ug i-dunggaban ang tawo ana, brod vince. One must admit that there is beauty in Pinoy bladed weaponry.

Sa una, naka kita pod ko special the History Channel , focusing on Pinoy weapons and martial arts. From then, I had an interest in Pinoy indigenous weapons.

Sayang wa ko kakita ani. Lihiro ning mga Pilipino mohimo ug bladed weapons Bro. I know for a fact nga ang mga bladed weapons nga gigamit sa ubang Hollywood films involving the use bladed weapons gikan dires Pilipinas pa.

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #19 on:** September 10, 2012, 11:36:33 AM »

The Art of the Kris

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #20 on:** September 10, 2012, 11:38:15 AM »

ha ha ha, abi nako kris, kuan man diay kris aquino.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #21 on:** September 10, 2012, 11:39:23 AM »

Mao nay hinungdan usahay sa dinunggabay sa mga mag-away. Anyway, naappreciate naho ang art of bladed weaponry sa Pilipinas.

Popular kaayo diri sa Amerika ang Pinoy martial arts. They study Eskrima here and Kali.

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #22 on:** September 10, 2012, 11:51:17 AM »

Di ba sikat pud diha ang Kino Mutai?

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taga tigbao · « **Reply #23 on:** September 10, 2012, 12:26:28 PM »

The Art of the Kris

Hahahahaha. Bahak!

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islander · « **Reply #24 on:** September 10, 2012, 01:20:18 PM »

atot ba nimo hubag uy. hahaha! nalingaw pa unta kog tinan-aw sa designs sa mga handles, naputol lang kay gingilngigan ko sa estorya ni lorenz bahin sa pag-ihaw sa pigs, unya imong giliko? fan lagi ka ni kris, no doubt. pero sakto si tigs, gibahak ba.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #25 on:** September 10, 2012, 01:31:27 PM »

atot ba nimo hubag uy. hahaha! nalingaw pa unta kog tinan-aw sa designs sa mga handles, naputol lang kay gingilngigan ko sa estorya ni lorenz bahin sa pag-ihaw sa pigs, unya imong giliko? fan lagi ka ni kris, no doubt. pero sakto si tigs, gibahak ba.

in regards to the dispatching of the pigs, the use of the kris made sure their deaths were as quick and as painless as possible. with the severing of the aorta, they were dead within 5-8 seconds.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #26 on:** September 10, 2012, 01:33:37 PM »

The different types of handles of the Keris

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #27 on:** September 10, 2012, 01:35:05 PM »

the one to the right indicates a hindu influence; displaying ganesh, the elephant-headed god.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #28 on:** September 10, 2012, 01:39:24 PM »

The Golok

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #29 on:** September 10, 2012, 01:41:32 PM »

The Golok is a south east asian variant of the machete, it is of Indonesian origin, tho it is also widely used in the southern philippines. Indonesians call it the "Golok", in the Philippines, however, it is referred ot as the "Gulok".

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #30 on:** September 10, 2012, 01:43:24 PM »

One interesting aspect of the Keris is the handle, which comes in different colors, forms, and even sizes. Let's take a look at some different handles.

The handle is referred to , in Maguindanaonon dialect, as "Ulu Ulu".

the ulu ulu of this particular keris is a carving of a naga, a mythical snake in old malay mythology.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #31 on:** September 10, 2012, 01:48:02 PM »

another beautiful carving

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #32 on:** September 10, 2012, 01:52:48 PM »

The Keris' Gangya

The gangya serves as the guard of the kris. When a soldier wielding the kris would fight another soldier, it was the gangya of the blade that protected the wielder's hand from the opponent's blade. The design of the gangya was rather rugged , but served a purpose in absorbing the opponent's blows.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #33 on:** September 10, 2012, 01:53:37 PM »

the gangya and the ulu ulu of the Keris

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #34 on:** September 10, 2012, 01:54:23 PM »

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islander · « **Reply #35 on:** September 10, 2012, 03:20:15 PM »

in regards to the dispatching of the pigs, the use of the kris made sure their deaths were as quick and as painless as possible. with the severing of the aorta, they were dead within 5-8 seconds.

painless? no wailing of the pigs then? that's reassuring.

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #36 on:** September 10, 2012, 03:52:12 PM »

atot ba nimo hubag uy. hahaha! nalingaw pa unta kog tinan-aw sa designs sa mga handles, naputol lang kay gingilngigan ko sa estorya ni lorenz bahin sa pag-ihaw sa pigs, unya imong giliko? fan lagi ka ni kris, no doubt. pero sakto si tigs, gibahak ba.

Bitaw, I'm a fan not of The Kris but of the kris and other blades. Here's a beauty:

18th century Damascus steel Indonesian kris

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