Facsimile of the 1936 study of keris and other traditional Malay weapons. The Malay Keris is a distinctively designed and dagger of considerable symbolic and/or emotional significance. The styles and history of the keris are discussed and line drawings and photographs indicate their diversity. Sections are also devoted to daggers, swords, spears, cannon, small arms, bows and arrows, blowpipes, and other weapons. Malay war dress and fortresses, the widespread beliefs relating to invulnerability are also discussed. Glossary and bibliography.)
Keris and Other Malay Weapons
ISBN
9789748304298Authors
Gardner, Gerald B.Extent
133Format
PaperbackYear
2009Publisher
Orchid Press