Swish of the Kris - For Wayan :)

Mick · 29th June 2006, 05:45 PM

nechesh

The piece illustrated is (or was in the mid 70s) in the Treasure Room of the Jakarta Museum so it might be old. It was left to the museum by the Dutch before they left the islands.

As I said I know that a friend of mine had one of these kerises and I remember a photograph published in the 60s of several of them tied to a canopy attached to the top of funeral conveyance in Toradja. I can't remember where this picture was published as I saw it in passing between twenty and thirty years ago and have done more than a few things since then.

So there are a few of them around, but I reckon that they are scarce.

nechesh · 29th June 2006, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Mick

So there are a few of them around, but I reckon that they are scarce.

So what your saying then Mick is that you don't have an extra one you could sell me, eh?

BluErf · 30th June 2006, 02:25 PM

The hilt posted by Mick - someone actually took a picture of that picture, developed and laminated the photo. Then, went around showing it to dealers and saying that it was the picture taken off a real keris he had handled. The story went that some playboy scion of one of the Sulawesi royal families needed money to fuel his decadent lifestyle, and was willing to steal the keris for a price. Hmmm... unfortunately for him, most of us saw that the photo was taken off a book/catalogue.

I would have been tempted to say that I'm interested and see what sort of 'shock' I'd get.

29th June 2006, 05:45 PM	#1
Mick Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Orlando Posts: 104	nechesh The piece illustrated is (or was in the mid 70s) in the Treasure Room of the Jakarta Museum so it might be old. It was left to the museum by the Dutch before they left the islands. As I said I know that a friend of mine had one of these kerises and I remember a photograph published in the 60s of several of them tied to a canopy attached to the top of funeral conveyance in Toradja. I can't remember where this picture was published as I saw it in passing between twenty and thirty years ago and have done more than a few things since then. So there are a few of them around, but I reckon that they are scarce.

30th June 2006, 02:25 PM	#3
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	The hilt posted by Mick - someone actually took a picture of that picture, developed and laminated the photo. Then, went around showing it to dealers and saying that it was the picture taken off a real keris he had handled. The story went that some playboy scion of one of the Sulawesi royal families needed money to fuel his decadent lifestyle, and was willing to steal the keris for a price. Hmmm... unfortunately for him, most of us saw that the photo was taken off a book/catalogue. I would have been tempted to say that I'm interested and see what sort of 'shock' I'd get.