Keris Kinatah on ´roids - impossible?

David · 7th November 2012, 04:37 PM

I would imagine that if such a blade did exist we would know about it. I would seriously doubt that it would be held in secret somewhere in someones private collection. But if i were to take this inquiry seriously i would want to know why such a blade would be create in the first place and what possible ceremonial purpose such a blade would serve. Undoubtably Indonesian cultures value gold and did associate the metal at one time with royalty, but it is also clear that tosan aji (respected iron) was/is also held in great esteem. Decorating a keris with gold to add a level of status is one thing, but would a keris made entirely of gold that held none of the practical and magical qualities of iron/pamor and was therefore useless as a weapon make any kind of cultural sense?

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7th November 2012, 04:37 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,211	I would imagine that if such a blade did exist we would know about it. I would seriously doubt that it would be held in secret somewhere in someones private collection. But if i were to take this inquiry seriously i would want to know why such a blade would be create in the first place and what possible ceremonial purpose such a blade would serve. Undoubtably Indonesian cultures value gold and did associate the metal at one time with royalty, but it is also clear that tosan aji (respected iron) was/is also held in great esteem. Decorating a keris with gold to add a level of status is one thing, but would a keris made entirely of gold that held none of the practical and magical qualities of iron/pamor and was therefore useless as a weapon make any kind of cultural sense?