Corrosion on gilded keris blade

A. G. Maisey · 29th May 2024, 10:26 PM

I think it is probably fire gilded, but this is an opinion based on a photo that has been viewed on a screen. Don't quote me.

I would call it lung-lungan = vines, maybe it has other names also.

I do not know when gold was first used on keris.

My opinion as to the reason for its use is that it would have been used as a hierarchical marker. Certainly not for any talismanic reason.

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29th May 2024, 10:26 PM	#9
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,085	I think it is probably fire gilded, but this is an opinion based on a photo that has been viewed on a screen. Don't quote me. I would call it lung-lungan = vines, maybe it has other names also. I do not know when gold was first used on keris. My opinion as to the reason for its use is that it would have been used as a hierarchical marker. Certainly not for any talismanic reason.