Keris Penghulu Sambas

Object/Artifact

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Nusantara Weaponry by KRUMSG Initiatives

Name/Title

Keris Penghulu Sambas

Description

Keris Luk 7, Sambas, West Kalimantan. Old Malay blade, probably 18th–19th century or earlier. Later dress. Provenance label attributes ownership to Datuk Yahya Ya’kub, a Sambas ulama family. Possibly associated with a penghulu or religious-administrative office.

Category

Penghulu
Bugis

Ethnography

Notes

Sambas

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Datuk Yahya Ya'kub Luk7

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Acquisition

Date

Jun 13, 2026