Keris - for Tourists?

nechesh · 17th January 2005, 08:09 PM

Hi Klaus, willkommen. The dress is typical of a touristy variety common to Borneo. A rather elaborate version of this even made it into Frey's "The Kris", Fig. 27. Whether nicer versions of this form were ever made for indigenous use i do not know. The blade genuine and has some age to it. There is much blade erosion and damage, so it would be hard to place this blade in period or original quality, though i suspect it was a fairly average village made keris, probably from Jawa.

17th January 2005, 08:09 PM	#3
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	Hi Klaus, willkommen. The dress is typical of a touristy variety common to Borneo. A rather elaborate version of this even made it into Frey's "The Kris", Fig. 27. Whether nicer versions of this form were ever made for indigenous use i do not know. The blade genuine and has some age to it. There is much blade erosion and damage, so it would be hard to place this blade in period or original quality, though i suspect it was a fairly average village made keris, probably from Jawa.