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flutings extending from the handle, paralleling the wavy configura- 

 tion of blade edges and terminating by juncture 10 centimeters (4 

 inches) below; from point of juncture to a point 10 centimeters (4 

 inches) from the distal end there are two parallel shallow etched 

 grooves following the wavy outline of the blade. A metal tang 

 hafting is inserted in the hardwood handle and is fastened by a 

 black gummy cement. 



The guard is of characteristic Moro workmanship and is fashioned 

 into an ogee or sigmoid curve on both lateral edges in such a manner 

 as to represent a human head figurine. Two stirrups of iron hold 

 the guard in position. 



The hardwood handle is shod with five fillets of hammered and 

 chased gold alternating with silver plaiting. Each filleted gold band 

 is 1 centimeter wide and is ornamented with a floral design consist- 

 ing of a four-petaled calyx and of two larger lanceolate leaf -shape 

 outlines with incurved tips placed between. 



The pommel is fashioned of dugong of sea cow ivory carved in 

 characteristic ogee or sigmoid curve. The wood scabbard is carved 

 and is banded with rattan splints. 



Length of weapon, 59.5 centimeters (23.4 inches) ; blade length, 

 46.5 centimeters (18.3 inches) ; grip length, 8 centimeters (3.1 

 inches).; width of blade, 13 centimeters (5.1 inches). Collected by 

 D. W. Oyster. Cat. No. 288362 U.S.N.M. 



Kris, Jolo. — This weapon, made of steel, has 11 wavy crests on 

 each of the two lateral cutting edges. A metal tang extends the 

 entire length of the hardwood grip, which is shod with five filleted 

 bands of thin silver, each 1 centimeter wide. Betw^een each of these 

 encircling bands are coils of thin braided silver wire arranged in 

 a complex cross braid. Embossed grooves encircle each of the five 

 silver bands in such a manner as to hold the filleted bands securely 

 in position and to prevent the silver wire from slipping. The pom- 

 mel, i^rojecting in S shape curve perpendicular to the grip, com- 

 posed of solid silver, is bird shaped, and is fashioned with the char- 

 acteristic ogee curve at each of the projecting ends. The guard is 

 composed of two pieces welded on to the steel blade and secured 

 by two stirrups. The stirrups are in turn fastened to the grip by 

 loops of thin brass which are passed over the top of each stirrup and 

 inserted in the hardwood of the grip under the silver filleted bands. 

 A median ridge extends down the center of the ungrooved blade 

 following in its course the waves of the lateral edges. 



Length of blade, 57.5 centimeters (22.6 inches) ; length over all, 

 74 centimeters (29 inches). Collected by Frank F. Hilder. (PI. 14, 

 No. 7.) No. 216885, U.S.N.M. 



Kris^ Moro^ Mindanao. — A blade witli two waves near the proxi- 

 mal end has grooves similar to No. 288362, but the flutings are shal- 



