Subject: panglima rebel chief
Culture: Peninsular Malay
Setting: Malay Peninsula late 18-19thc
Object: keris kerdas dagger
Royal Armouries Museum > Oriental Gallery *
"Sword (kris) Peninsula Malayan [SIC]
The wooden hilt, in the form of a Garuda figure, is less inclined than comparable Sulawesi examples.
The blade has seven waves or lok [NOTE: There are clearly more than seven waves], and its pamor would reappear on cleaning." ...
* Sunda Land
