keris borneo

semar · 30th December 2009, 12:14 PM

I have receive this keris today the picteurs are for sharing comment is welkom

regards semar

Marcokeris · 30th December 2009, 12:25 PM

Great

BluErf · 30th December 2009, 12:37 PM

I've always wondered what a Borneo keris would look like. It's hard to imagine that this is what it looks like. Anyway, it is a young keris, and they can turn up in many unusual forms.

We have seen some Bornean sundang in Museums, but normal sized keris? Maybe more Bugis style than anything?

David · 30th December 2009, 02:46 PM

It looks like a mish-mash of styles thrown together. The hilt looks like new ivory, not particularly well carved and then colored to look old. Perhaps an old Javanese pendok thrown onto newly carved sheath. The blade is a bugis style. I too am having difficulty accepting this as a style of keris that is indigenous to Borneo.

BluErf · 30th December 2009, 02:57 PM

How about Non-Bugis trying to make Bugis-style blades?

David · 30th December 2009, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BluErf

How about Non-Bugis trying to make Bugis-style blades?

Possibly. That's why i said "Bugis-style" instead od just plain Bugis.

30th December 2009, 12:14 PM	#1
semar Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 272	keris borneo I have receive this keris today the picteurs are for sharing comment is welkom regards semar Attached Images

30th December 2009, 12:25 PM	#2
Marcokeris Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 928	Great

30th December 2009, 12:37 PM	#3
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	I've always wondered what a Borneo keris would look like. It's hard to imagine that this is what it looks like. Anyway, it is a young keris, and they can turn up in many unusual forms. We have seen some Bornean sundang in Museums, but normal sized keris? Maybe more Bugis style than anything?

30th December 2009, 02:46 PM	#4
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,119	It looks like a mish-mash of styles thrown together. The hilt looks like new ivory, not particularly well carved and then colored to look old. Perhaps an old Javanese pendok thrown onto newly carved sheath. The blade is a bugis style. I too am having difficulty accepting this as a style of keris that is indigenous to Borneo.

30th December 2009, 02:57 PM	#5
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	How about Non-Bugis trying to make Bugis-style blades?