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Kris with wavy, double-edged, damascened blade in steel. Handle finely carved ivory (animal form), gold mounted. Sheath with carved wooden head and metal body.

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Kris with straight damascened, double-edged steel blade. Carved wooden handle and scabbard.

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Kris with ornate, double-edged, wavy, damascened blade bearing figure of head of lion or dragon. Carved ivory handle and red painted wooden scabbard.

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Kris with ornate damascened wavy blade bearing figure of rampant lion. Carved wooden handle and scabbard. Thomson's Catalogue, p96: 'Madurese kris. Mr Arthur Fraser.' Arthur Fraser was Thomson's brother-in-law, a 'merchant in Java'.

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Kris with straight, double-edged damascened blade in steel. Carved wooden handle in form of female figure with flowing robes. Carved wooden scabbard with head decorated with birds, flowers etc. in black, red, gold and blue.

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Kris with straight, double-edged, damascened blade in steel. Carved wooden handle. Carved wooden sheath bearing symbols in black ink. Thomson's MS Catalogue: 'Madurese Kris. The letters on the sheath are the 'chop' of a Chinese pawnbrokers. Mr Arthur…

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