Kris for opinion

ariel · 23rd December 2004, 05:49 PM

Many thanks for the opinions but the congratulations are misplaced: I did not win it. I did not even bid on it: krises are not my cup of tea.
However, just on general grounds I was quite impressed by it: it seemed to be of better quality than a lot of stuff sold on e-bay. Glad to have a confirmation of my gut feeling from real specialists.
Happy New Year to all of you!

DAHenkel · 27th December 2004, 02:02 PM

Keep in mind though Ronpakis that the entire Straits of Melaka is a hodge podge of different styles and different bits and pieces. These people were anything but sedentary and travelled up and down the Straits extensively.

Certainly there are definite styles in South, East and North Sumatra but never be surprised to find a S. Sumatran blade dressed in Riau style or a Riau blade dressed in Deli style or any other possible combination on and on ad infinitum. East Sumatra and much of the West coast of the Malay Peninsula is particularly bad. I like to use a general category of the Straits keris. This can be further broken down into Straits Bugis, Straits Malay and Straits Minang based on the general characteristics. But one thing is certain, there are no hard and fast rules - and if there is a hard and fast rule, it is to be prepared to be surprised.

23rd December 2004, 05:49 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Many thanks for the opinions but the congratulations are misplaced: I did not win it. I did not even bid on it: krises are not my cup of tea. However, just on general grounds I was quite impressed by it: it seemed to be of better quality than a lot of stuff sold on e-bay. Glad to have a confirmation of my gut feeling from real specialists. Happy New Year to all of you!

27th December 2004, 02:02 PM	#2
DAHenkel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 125	Keep in mind though Ronpakis that the entire Straits of Melaka is a hodge podge of different styles and different bits and pieces. These people were anything but sedentary and travelled up and down the Straits extensively. Certainly there are definite styles in South, East and North Sumatra but never be surprised to find a S. Sumatran blade dressed in Riau style or a Riau blade dressed in Deli style or any other possible combination on and on ad infinitum. East Sumatra and much of the West coast of the Malay Peninsula is particularly bad. I like to use a general category of the Straits keris. This can be further broken down into Straits Bugis, Straits Malay and Straits Minang based on the general characteristics. But one thing is certain, there are no hard and fast rules - and if there is a hard and fast rule, it is to be prepared to be surprised.