Bali keris holder use

Rick · 8th December 2023, 03:37 AM

I cannot imagine anyone, no matter the culture having a Keris stand or other family heirloom, kept outside of their house where it would be accessible to any stranger who happened by.
Maybe this is a Western view of the practice, I don't know, but it seems that an object of power and familial reverence would not be left in an insecure place.
Could it be that the Keris holder would be for the use of Visitors and not for the Host?

(He shrugs)

8th December 2023, 03:37 AM	#4
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	I cannot imagine anyone, no matter the culture having a Keris stand or other family heirloom, kept outside of their house where it would be accessible to any stranger who happened by. Maybe this is a Western view of the practice, I don't know, but it seems that an object of power and familial reverence would not be left in an insecure place. Could it be that the Keris holder would be for the use of Visitors and not for the Host? (He shrugs)