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Hello! I'm sharing a souvenir that I purchased in Kuala Lumpur. I understand that it is not a true keris (it represents one) but I nonetheless find it to be a very interesting piece. I was told that it is used for ceremonial purposes (weddings, etc.) and I am interested to learn more about it.
The silver blade is 5.5 inches (14 cm) long with an overall length of 10 inches (25.4 cm). The hilt and scabbard are made of horn and decorated with silver. Your comments would be most appreciated. Cheers! Last edited by F. de Luzon; 11th February 2017 at 11:10 PM. |
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Hello F. de Luzon,
have a look here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=selit Regards, Detlef |
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Thanks Detlef! It's around the same size as your samples. So they are "Keris Selit" or dress kerises. Very interesting! Regards, F. de Luzon |
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you could be right, frankly said I haven't seen that the blade is from silver. On the other hand I doubt that for a Malay dress keris the blade material is important. ![]() Regards, Detlef |
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think the first one is a patrem but the second will be a keris selit. Regards, Detlef |
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These keris-like objects with non-ferric blades are most definitely not keris.
They cannot be regarded as keris in any way. They are a substitute for a keris. If it is necessary to wear a keris as an item of dress, but one does not possess a keris, then very often a keris-like object is substituted for the keris. This object might have a silver blade, a pewter blade, a wooden blade, or as I once saw, a cardboard blade. But it is not a keris. Not in any way. |
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'Selit' in malay have several meanings. One of them is 'putting something in between something else'.... In this case inserting the keris when you wear it in the traditional malay clothing (by inserting the keris sheath in your 'samping'). Hence the term keris selit. You need a short keris with short sheath to be able to do this. You obviously can't wear a long Bali keris for example for this as the Malays wear their keris in front instead of at the back unlike the Javanese or Balinese.
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Thank you for your comments gentlemen. I am enlightened.
Since it is not a keris, is it some kind of jewelry then? Regards, F. de Luzon Last edited by F. de Luzon; 16th February 2017 at 02:52 PM. |
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Here is an example of keris selit for further reference.
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Thanks David! Regards, F de Luzon |
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