Bali keris for comment

A. G. Maisey · 29th March 2008, 01:35 AM

That is indeed a very interesting image of Garuda.

I cannot help but wonder if perhaps Mona Sturges somehow got her notes confused.

Amuk Murugul · 29th March 2008, 01:52 AM

Hullo Alan,

Yes, I wondered that also.
My first impression was: Buta/Raksasa... or even Sugriwa.
But... I gave the written word the benefit of the doubt.

Best.

A. G. Maisey · 29th March 2008, 04:13 AM

It would be very relaxing if I could also accept every error that I see in print, regrettably I have been around for far too long, and am carrying far too much baggage to allow me to act in such a way.

I have no problem at all with allowing Mona to continue to believe that she has published a photograph of an image of Garuda---just so long that image stays exactly where it belongs.

I rather feel that if we could see the back of this image we might find that Mona's "Garuda" has tail not unlike that of a monkey.

hoorn178 · 29th March 2008, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

It would be very relaxing if I could also accept every error that I see in print, regrettably I have been around for far too long, and am carrying far too much baggage to allow me to act in such a way.

I have no problem at all with allowing Mona to continue to believe that she has published a photograph of an image of Garuda---just so long that image stays exactly where it belongs.

I rather feel that if we could see the back of this image we might find that Mona's "Garuda" has tail not unlike that of a monkey.

Thank you all very much for the input.!! When I look close to the mouth of the ivory hilt figure you can see some small teeth. That gives me doubt that there use to be a beak. I also showed the hilt to a friend of mine (not a keris expert) who is a jewelry / goldsmit and he was pretty sure that the holes in the mouth were made for stones of some kind.
Anyway as some forum members have said. Finding out about keris hilt figurs is very difficult. You all know so much more than me so Thanks again for your interesting input.
Best regards,
Bart van Hoorn.

Alam Shah · 29th March 2008, 12:13 PM

Some other pictures of Balinese Garuda.

Some other Hindu variant [ 1 ], [ 2 ]
- accompanying text -
The story of Garuda’s birth and deeds is told in the first book of the great epic Mahabharata. According to the epic, when Garuda first burst forth from his egg, he appeared as a raging inferno equal to the cosmic conflagration that consumes the world at the end of every age. Frightened, the gods begged him for mercy. Garuda, hearing their plea, reduced himself in size and energy.
- end -

Just sharing these images. What significance it have on this topic, I do not know.

29th March 2008, 12:13 PM	#5
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	Garuda Some other pictures of Balinese Garuda. Some other Hindu variant [ 1 ], [ 2 ] - accompanying text - The story of Garuda’s birth and deeds is told in the first book of the great epic Mahabharata. According to the epic, when Garuda first burst forth from his egg, he appeared as a raging inferno equal to the cosmic conflagration that consumes the world at the end of every age. Frightened, the gods begged him for mercy. Garuda, hearing their plea, reduced himself in size and energy. - end - Just sharing these images. What significance it have on this topic, I do not know.

29th March 2008, 01:35 AM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,047	That is indeed a very interesting image of Garuda. I cannot help but wonder if perhaps Mona Sturges somehow got her notes confused.

29th March 2008, 01:52 AM	#2
Amuk Murugul Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kaboejoetan Galoenggoeng Mélben Posts: 473	Hullo Alan, Yes, I wondered that also. My first impression was: Buta/Raksasa... or even Sugriwa. But... I gave the written word the benefit of the doubt. Best.

29th March 2008, 04:13 AM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,047	It would be very relaxing if I could also accept every error that I see in print, regrettably I have been around for far too long, and am carrying far too much baggage to allow me to act in such a way. I have no problem at all with allowing Mona to continue to believe that she has published a photograph of an image of Garuda---just so long that image stays exactly where it belongs. I rather feel that if we could see the back of this image we might find that Mona's "Garuda" has tail not unlike that of a monkey.