Gilded and painted Keris for viewing - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

15th December 2009, 06:47 AM

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Kiai Carita

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Quote:

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Yes, the keris is old, and very probably the scabbard, but I'd guess the sunggingan work as 1970's.

If you examine closely is it watercolour and ink covered by a spray varnish? This method of sungging began to become common in the 1980s.

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