Silver Keris

A. G. Maisey · 15th August 2017, 12:45 PM

I did not ask about the descriptions, I asked about the provenance, that is, where did the exhibits come from and when, from whom were they acquired?

Taking only one keris as an example:-

was it brought to Europe by some known person at some known time, or was it acquired from some unknown person at some unknown time?

Was it purchased at auction from an unknown seller?

Was it bought from an estate?

Where was it before it appeared in the exhibition?

Just exactly what is known about this object before it appeared in this exhibition?

Can we date the time and place where it made its first known appearance?

Perhaps some have provenance, perhaps some do not, so let us turn our attention to the two keris that Kai has mentioned. Do these keris have provenance? Can we date the time and place where these keris made their first known appearance?

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15th August 2017, 12:45 PM	#11
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	I did not ask about the descriptions, I asked about the provenance, that is, where did the exhibits come from and when, from whom were they acquired? Taking only one keris as an example:- was it brought to Europe by some known person at some known time, or was it acquired from some unknown person at some unknown time? Was it purchased at auction from an unknown seller? Was it bought from an estate? Where was it before it appeared in the exhibition? Just exactly what is known about this object before it appeared in this exhibition? Can we date the time and place where it made its first known appearance? Perhaps some have provenance, perhaps some do not, so let us turn our attention to the two keris that Kai has mentioned. Do these keris have provenance? Can we date the time and place where these keris made their first known appearance?