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Old 4th May 2024, 05:13 PM   #18
David
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Originally Posted by Sajen View Post
The one I've shown I display without scabbard and handle, I have another one which has scabbard and handle. I think it's your choice!

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Detlef
My personal feeling about keris is that they should always be kept in their sheath when not being viewed. Many collectors wrap their keris in plastic so as not to have the metal in constant contact with the wood, but my understanding is that the sheath is the home for the wilah and that there is also a spiritual masculine/feminine, lingam/yoni kind of relationship here an that the sheath protects the spirit of the keris. But for a collector outside of the culture these aspects may be less important. So yes, as Detlef says, it is the choice of the collector.
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