MALAY ART GALLERY'S....House of  Keris

Badek Bugis Sulawesi Lafath 609.

Badek Bugis Sulawesi Lafath 609 – A very good and rather rare example of a knife or badek from the southern Sulawesi region of bugis. Handle and well carved top sheath are made from well selected kemuning woods with flashing grains. Bottom sheath is made from angsena woods with tiger’s stripe grains, and having silver bands and small loop inserts to assist in usage.

Longer than usual blade, is very sturdy with single sharp edge at the bottom quarter but is double sharp edge at the top quarter.

The base of the blade also has fine silver koftgari works showing the invocation Islamic invocation, or lafath, in Arabic translated as;- "No God but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Allah is the Greatest”.

Pamor patterns are arranged in the mlumah technique of the kulit semangko or melon’s skin variations which is said to enhance the owner’s popularity.

Condition: Very good condition.

Age:  Krises and other edge weapons are traditionally made without any date stampings or engravings of the makers' name. Although a kris smith or "empu" has his own styles configured together with the dapor and especially the ganjar (cross piece). Obvious age wear and tear, usage, familiarity with forms, motifs and designs, origin and history, mediums and materials used are our guidelines in determining an approximate age. This particular piece,  from our experience and knowledge, should go back to the late 19th century.

Length of blade: 14".   Overall length: 17.7".

Price:- US$335 plus shipment.

Our terms:

• Buyer will pre-pay, plus shipping and insurance (optional), which will be calculated upon receipt of address.

• We accept American Express credit card mail orders and International checks in Singapore dollars, or bank or wire transfers. Please allow a few days for clearance. Items are dispatched only after payments are cleared.

• We also accept Paypal, Western Union and other forms of payment maybe accepted, but has to be clarified first.

• Shipment by air courier. Shipments by reliably known Federal Express. Depending on destination, please allow a maximum of  5 working days for safe delivery time. Other cheaper forms of delivery are available through Speedpost, an arm of the postal service here. Do not hesitate to e-mail for details.

• To the U.S.A, present rates are at US$33.00 per kilogram by FedEx (3 days) and Speedpost are at US$23.00 per kiloram (10 days). Other destinations please do inquire.

Our Pledge:

• We are confident that you will be satisfied with this item and we guarantee it to be materially as presented. However, if the item does meet your expectations, it may be returned within 7 days of receipt for a complete refund of the purchased price, less the shipping cost, provided the item is returned in its original condition.

• We assure buyers of good reliable packing without compensating weight. We are also flexible enough to absorb on some of the extra grams incurred while maintaining good packing.

• We advise interested buyers to please feel free without any obligations, to ask for more information or pictures of the item. We are also open to any comments on our item's descriptions.

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MALAY ART GALLERY

Mailing address: Unit 905, The Malay Village, Singapore 409311.

Tel/Fax: 65-68412743.