Two uninvited keris for comments

[HughChen]

I have these two uninvited Keris. I have them but not out of my intention. I didn't purchase them, but they were sent to me by 'mistake'.
One of them has a horn hilt, I don't know what kind of horn. In the begaining, I thought it was wood.

The other has a very good fragrance and it's long-lasting.

[HughChen]

The horn hilt

[milandro]

nice krises

A Javanese and a Bugis kris , my guess is that the horn hilt is the Bugis? In that case it is most probably buffalo horn. I have a Bugis with a buffalo horn hilt.

[HughChen]

Originally Posted by milandro

nice krises

A Javanese and a Bugis kris , my guess is that the horn hilt is the Bugis? In that case it is most probably buffalo horn. I have a Bugis with a buffalo horn hilt.

Thank you Milandro. Yes, the Bugis one has a horn hilt. I thought it was wood because it has some white coarse part in the top. A friend visited me and told me it's horn.

There is another horn figural hilt, can you help me to ID if it's buffalo or rhinoceros？This one looks better than the Bugis one

[HughChen]

I have no idea why the pictures I post are all flipped and repeated

[milandro]

I don't think the second hilt (very nice carving indeed!) is Rhino, to me looks like this may be some form of albino water buffalo (which is my favourite material I have a few in very different shades of colour )

From reading about rhino hilt, often that looks like " wood" to many observers. It tends to be mat and not shiny.

I will quote you some threads where you can see examples of people asking questions such as yours

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=21327
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=28853


This hilt you show...I think there is a strong possibility that this too *as another one that you have shown before) is not a Kris hilt but a Betel nut chisel

[David]

Originally Posted by HughChen

I have these two uninvited Keris. I have them but not out of my intention. I didn't purchase them, but they were sent to me by 'mistake'.

hmmm...i wish i had such problems as you. LOL!
The Javanese keris is a nice example of a Mahesa keris. I think the dhapur might be closest to Kebo Teki, but others might have other ideas.
I agree that the other one is a Bugis keris. Not sure of the exact origins though.
So, do you at least know where these "mistake" keris came from and do you have to return them?

[A. G. Maisey]

For the kebo style keris I'd be inclined to give it as Kebo Dengen Luk Sembilan.

But there is a problem in that Kebo Dengen should be Luk Lima & it should not have an ada-ada.

In any case, the keris has good age.

Both these keris are nice, middle of the road, collectable items.