Ivory handle Javanese Keris with silver covered scabbard

David · 8th January 2019, 03:08 PM

Jean, i also did not state that 21 luk blades from Jawa do not exist. I said they were "high unusual", which i believe they are, no?
But i will side with Alan on the rest. As i stated from the beginning, this keris just doesn't sit right with me as a true Javanese keris. The person who carved the ricikan does not seem to understand what they were trying to achieve. It appears like they were copying something that they did not have full knowledge of. Likewise with the hilt.

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8th January 2019, 03:08 PM	#10
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,211	Jean, i also did not state that 21 luk blades from Jawa do not exist. I said they were "high unusual", which i believe they are, no? But i will side with Alan on the rest. As i stated from the beginning, this keris just doesn't sit right with me as a true Javanese keris. The person who carved the ricikan does not seem to understand what they were trying to achieve. It appears like they were copying something that they did not have full knowledge of. Likewise with the hilt.