Something worth a passing glance

Green · 29th December 2024, 04:56 AM

Totally understand what you are saying about how different outside cultures influence the indigenous art. But Java and Indonesia and the nusantara as a whole with the exception of Bali has been Muslim for many hundred years and Keris art has stabilised to a more Islamic way of looking at things although not entirely eschewing the older cultures particularly the use of naga motifs as naga has been a part of indigenous myth since the very beginning as well. However even naga motifs have the 'local look' instead of more chinese look as we(I) see in this particular example.

It is may be just me but I feel that this example has too Chinese look and does not really represent javanese or nusantara keris art.

29th December 2024, 04:56 AM	#7
Green Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Malaysia Posts: 320	Totally understand what you are saying about how different outside cultures influence the indigenous art. But Java and Indonesia and the nusantara as a whole with the exception of Bali has been Muslim for many hundred years and Keris art has stabilised to a more Islamic way of looking at things although not entirely eschewing the older cultures particularly the use of naga motifs as naga has been a part of indigenous myth since the very beginning as well. However even naga motifs have the 'local look' instead of more chinese look as we(I) see in this particular example. It is may be just me but I feel that this example has too Chinese look and does not really represent javanese or nusantara keris art.