Hilt ID

paolo · 14th March 2012, 02:18 PM

I got this clear horn keris hilt. From where ? and what kind of hilt ?
Thank You for any help.
Paolo

David · 14th March 2012, 03:17 PM

hmmm....that is both cool and freaky.
Perhaps a "Lord of the Ring" Gollum hilt. "My Precious...."

paolo · 14th March 2012, 05:26 PM

It's very worn by the use, but the face, more than Gollum, rembers to me the traditional Cirebon ancestor/raksasa/prince , not so hairs and body..... surely not Cirebon, may be Sumatra ..... a kind of Jawa Demam ? but hasn't the "shawl over the shoulder .....
Paolo

David · 14th March 2012, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by paolo

It's very worn by the use, but the face, more than Gollum, rembers to me the traditional Cirebon ancestor/raksasa/prince , not so hairs and body..... surely not Cirebon, may be Sumatra ..... a kind of Jawa Demam ? but hasn't the "shawl over the shoulder .....
Paolo

Paolo, i am not sure we can lump "ancestor/rakasa/prince" all into one category.

Certainly i think we can see some resemblance to the raksasa or buta hilt form, thought the hands in those seem to most generally grip or rest upon the knees.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ght=buta+hilts

Sajen · 14th March 2012, 07:06 PM

Very nice and interesting hilt! And a very rare material. My first thought when I see it was Sumatra. Is it possible to see a picture from the carving up from the head?

Regards,

Detlef

paolo · 14th March 2012, 07:12 PM

Thank You David, very interesting thread. I'm really pragmatic; I wish catalogue all.... but i see that for Archipelago hilts, kerises and weapons is quite difficult.
I don't think to have a great hilt, but I got it for the clear horn ( it seems to me quite peculiar) and for the form it had ( IMO dued to extended use ).
I don't know why but I vote Sumatra
Paolo

paolo · 14th March 2012, 07:27 PM

Bad light, the pics are the best i could do.
Paolo

14th March 2012, 02:18 PM	#1
paolo Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 173	Hilt ID I got this clear horn keris hilt. From where ? and what kind of hilt ? Thank You for any help. Paolo Attached Images

14th March 2012, 07:27 PM	#7
paolo Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 173	Bad light, the pics are the best i could do. Paolo Attached Images

14th March 2012, 03:17 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,211	hmmm....that is both cool and freaky. Perhaps a "Lord of the Ring" Gollum hilt. "My Precious...."

14th March 2012, 05:26 PM	#3
paolo Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 173	It's very worn by the use, but the face, more than Gollum, rembers to me the traditional Cirebon ancestor/raksasa/prince , not so hairs and body..... surely not Cirebon, may be Sumatra ..... a kind of Jawa Demam ? but hasn't the "shawl over the shoulder ..... Paolo

14th March 2012, 07:06 PM	#5
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,164	Very nice and interesting hilt! And a very rare material. My first thought when I see it was Sumatra. Is it possible to see a picture from the carving up from the head? Regards, Detlef

14th March 2012, 07:12 PM	#6
paolo Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 173	Thank You David, very interesting thread. I'm really pragmatic; I wish catalogue all.... but i see that for Archipelago hilts, kerises and weapons is quite difficult. I don't think to have a great hilt, but I got it for the clear horn ( it seems to me quite peculiar) and for the form it had ( IMO dued to extended use ). I don't know why but I vote Sumatra Paolo