A most interesting keris, with figure

[David]

Are you sure that is supposed to be Hanuman? It looks to me like the tail is scaled as in a snake and that the figure is seated on the coil. I've never seen Hanuman in this position, but it does remind me of Manasa, goddess of the snakes in some statue renderings i have seen.

[Rick]

Looks like Hanuman vs a Naga .

[David]

Originally Posted by Rick

Looks like Hanuman vs a Naga .

I suppose that could be possible, but i don't see Hanuman's tail in that case. But i do now see that the naga is a separate entity here, with it's head facing inward in the blumbangan.

[Ganja Iras]

hi there
as i read above ,here i attach some pictures of a figure on the kerisses gandhik ,especially lombok blade.
the first one i call Bhoma ,but some people in lombok also call it Kala Rahu.
and the 2nd one is Kala Sungsang ( the upside down giant )
as a newbie ,i am waiting for any comments from you guys ,to give me more and improve my li'l knowledge about the ancients weapons.

thanks and regards ,

ganja iras

[David]

I like the upside down Kala Sungsang. I would be interested in hearing more stories about this fellow. The images i found don't really tell the tale.

[David]

It appears that additional material was sandwiched around the original gandik area to create the Kala Rahu.