Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Teuku Umar keris

erikscollectables · 27th January 2010, 06:02 PM

In the current Sumatra Exhibition there is a display with the keris of Tueku Umar. He was an important Aceh freedomfighter who died in 1899 ( he is national hero of Indonesia). To us the Dutch he was of course very infamous - a matter of perspective.

This keris has a handle which to me is very typical of Gayo.
It also has the stars (linked to rank of the wearer) that are described in the Jensen kris disk.

I have a very similair ivory handle which to me is Gayo.

So I would like to hear your opinions on two questions
-Is this a Gayo keris?
-Is an Aceh warrior with a Gayo keris an unlikely occurance?

Regards, Erik

Here a link to the keris in the database of the Leiden Ethnographical Museum:

http://www.rmv.nl/zoek_collectie.asp...layMode=single

27th January 2010, 06:02 PM	#1
erikscollectables Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 318	Teuku Umar keris - Gayo?! In the current Sumatra Exhibition there is a display with the keris of Tueku Umar. He was an important Aceh freedomfighter who died in 1899 ( he is national hero of Indonesia). To us the Dutch he was of course very infamous - a matter of perspective. This keris has a handle which to me is very typical of Gayo. It also has the stars (linked to rank of the wearer) that are described in the Jensen kris disk. I have a very similair ivory handle which to me is Gayo. So I would like to hear your opinions on two questions -Is this a Gayo keris? -Is an Aceh warrior with a Gayo keris an unlikely occurance? Regards, Erik Here a link to the keris in the database of the Leiden Ethnographical Museum: http://www.rmv.nl/zoek_collectie.asp...layMode=single