21st December 2010, 02:59 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Nova Scotia
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Originally Posted by Jean
I found a reference of a very similar hilt described in Jensen's Krisdisk (Chapter 9.2, , page 2, figure 148 and Chapter 9.1, page 3, figure 123b). The hilt is and part of a kris dating from the 17th century and in the Dresden Museum collection, and Jensen depicts it as Garuda and attributes it to Palembang/ Lampung area. Sorry I can' post a picture due to copyright.
I attach a picture of my hilt for comparison.
Best regards
Jean
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Yes, but what does Jensen base his assumption of this being Garuda on exactly?
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