Ideas?

A. G. Maisey · 24th February 2008, 06:35 AM

Rob, I don't know what he's doing.

He might be praying. He might just be in a pensive pose. He's certainly not holding anything.

The major characteristic of this hilt is that it is craft work, it is not the product of a skilled carver, but something that an unskilled person has made to what I would call "village standard". It is definitely a keris hilt, not a pelecok handle.

What is the band around his head?

I'm not playing games here. I don't know what I'm looking at except that it is a keris hilt. From where, by whom, for what reason, I know not.

I acquired it in Jawa, but that does not necessarily mean it originated there, although that is probable.

As I said:- material for guesses--- but good ones.

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24th February 2008, 06:35 AM	#6
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	Rob, I don't know what he's doing. He might be praying. He might just be in a pensive pose. He's certainly not holding anything. The major characteristic of this hilt is that it is craft work, it is not the product of a skilled carver, but something that an unskilled person has made to what I would call "village standard". It is definitely a keris hilt, not a pelecok handle. What is the band around his head? I'm not playing games here. I don't know what I'm looking at except that it is a keris hilt. From where, by whom, for what reason, I know not. I acquired it in Jawa, but that does not necessarily mean it originated there, although that is probable. As I said:- material for guesses--- but good ones.