30th May 2015, 06:01 PM | #1 |
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Bali Wedding Keris?
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I was wondering about this kris from Bali that just ended. I have seen some regard this type of silver scabbard-silver keris as a wedding keris. Is this true? Who is the female rakshasa? |
30th May 2015, 10:58 PM | #2 |
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Hello Jose,
when this keris was worn by a wedding it is a wedding keris! Every keris can be a wedding keris, there are no special features for a wedding keris. The handle should represent Durga IMHO. The blade seems bad scattered. Regards, Detlef |
31st May 2015, 12:36 AM | #3 |
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what you say is true detlef, just as any knife that has been used in a knife fight is a fighting knife, however, most Balinese people do tend to go right over the top for the keris that they will wear at their wedding, and usually spend the maximum amount of money that they can afford on the biggest and best dress that they can get. the keris shown here is one of the types that has been popular for both wedding dress and formal occasion dress.
i knew a bloke a few years back that virtually bankrupted himself with his wedding keris --- gold, rubies, emeralds diamonds, sapphires. the blade was pretty ordinary, an old family blade, but the dress was exquisite. he was still trying to sell it 5 years after his wedding. my apologies for the typing, i'm a bit handicapped at the moment. |
31st May 2015, 12:44 AM | #4 |
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Thank you folks. Wish I had this one, even if the blade is not the best.......
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31st May 2015, 03:42 PM | #6 | |
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you are correct, see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangda and here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durga Regards, Detlef |
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