Is this a Kris Holder

David · 11th October 2018, 10:15 AM

The size looks right and i don't know what else the configuration of the beard on this figure is supposed to hold if not a keris. Maybe some other type of weapon? Maybe a parasol?
But from my own perspective if you put a keris in it, it is now a keris holder. Perhaps not the most traditional attitude, but that is what i would use it for if it were mine.
As for age, i agree that this one might not be particularly old. Perhaps is might be vintage rather than antique, or perhaps not that old either. Again, i do not specifically collect holders for their own sake, but as a place to hold and display keris, so while it is nice to have an older and more traditional holder i personally don't mind strange one-off characters like this hanging around as long as they are useful to the purpose and i find them appealing. This little fellow is to my tastes and if he were mine i'd keep him around and put him to work.

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11th October 2018, 10:15 AM	#9
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,211	The size looks right and i don't know what else the configuration of the beard on this figure is supposed to hold if not a keris. Maybe some other type of weapon? Maybe a parasol? But from my own perspective if you put a keris in it, it is now a keris holder. Perhaps not the most traditional attitude, but that is what i would use it for if it were mine. As for age, i agree that this one might not be particularly old. Perhaps is might be vintage rather than antique, or perhaps not that old either. Again, i do not specifically collect holders for their own sake, but as a place to hold and display keris, so while it is nice to have an older and more traditional holder i personally don't mind strange one-off characters like this hanging around as long as they are useful to the purpose and i find them appealing. This little fellow is to my tastes and if he were mine i'd keep him around and put him to work.