Original motifs that inspired me
I enclose pictures of original ivory handles and sampir/wrongko that also inspired the "Anglo-Saxon" keris.
These motifs were purported to be Minangkabau.
Can someone comment whether these motifs carved on ivory are traditional Minangkabau designs or a recent artistic expression?
Also, is it traditional for a Minangkabau keris to have carvings on the batang (stem) portion of the sarung, as shown in the picture of the bone keris?
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