Return of the giant Minang keris

BluErf · 10th June 2007, 08:36 AM

Acquired the blade with the hulu and pendoko a few years back. Finally had it dressed, and quite nicely too.

The model for the sheath belongs to one of my Sumatran Bugis kerises, which closely resembled another keris from a picture in the book: "Walk in Splendour". The book is about Minang Kabau textiles, art and culture. Some Minang kerises are actually dressed in such Bugis-influenced "Chieftain"-style sheaths. Incidentally, the person wearing the keris in the book was a Minang Chieftain.

The kemuning wood with chatoyancy is rather hard to come by these days, and the carver, Mr Nik Rashidee, had to go through about half a dozen pieces of raw material before getting the good portion for the sampir. The dark colouration on the sampir is not a patch, but natural to the wood.

10th June 2007, 08:36 AM	#1
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	Return of the giant Minang keris Acquired the blade with the hulu and pendoko a few years back. Finally had it dressed, and quite nicely too. The model for the sheath belongs to one of my Sumatran Bugis kerises, which closely resembled another keris from a picture in the book: "Walk in Splendour". The book is about Minang Kabau textiles, art and culture. Some Minang kerises are actually dressed in such Bugis-influenced "Chieftain"-style sheaths. Incidentally, the person wearing the keris in the book was a Minang Chieftain. The kemuning wood with chatoyancy is rather hard to come by these days, and the carver, Mr Nik Rashidee, had to go through about half a dozen pieces of raw material before getting the good portion for the sampir. The dark colouration on the sampir is not a patch, but natural to the wood. Attached Images