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Originally Posted by DAHenkel
Interesting - it appears the coteng hilt has migrated to the tajong sheath and the tajong hilt has migrated to a Javanese with a ladrangan sheath. 
Curators, you just can't trust 'em to get it right.  |
You cannot expect to find experienced personnel in all museums.
In the "Indonesian Room" there is an inscription with few lines trying to explain what the keris is. Unfortunately in three lines there are four big mistakes !
Among the Japanese swords (many have been sent to Japan for restoring and polishing) there was one with an evident fingerprint on the blade. A nightmare for sword lovers !
Few people is interested in ancient weapons. The director, Mrs Fiorella Spadavecchia (Spadaveccia means "Old sword") does not honor her name: she is apparently more interested in shadow puppets (she wrote a book on wayang kulit)
If you wish to take photographs in the museum, you may ask for the permission to Mrs. Spadavecchia. Her office is far from the museum, in S. Marco square, right side facing the church.