BANGKINANG & BAHARI kerises?

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by erikscollectables

Here is another panjang.

It is not mine but I do have it hone at the moment. The owner asked me to sell this one for him but I am tempted to buy it myself.

Expect to get another one that I already did buy last week.
As soon as it is here I will upload a picture.

Regards, Erik

Hi Erik,
buy it! It's a nice complete example, only the tips of the wrangka are broken.
sajen

[ganjawulung]

My Goodness,
... anytime if I want to see good examples of keris panjang, then I must go to Europe. Not to Suimatra anymore.

Thanks Erik, and Sajen for the picture sharing.

GANJAWULUNG

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by ganjawulung

My Goodness,
... anytime if I want to see good examples of keris panjang, then I must go to Europe. Not to Suimatra anymore.

Thanks Erik, and Sajen for the picture sharing.

GANJAWULUNG

Dear Pak Ganja,

nothing to thank. And your examples also very nice.

sajen

[erikscollectables]

Pak Ganja also many thanks to you for sharing these great examples!
One question my example had a ship made of horn, not wood.
Is this common with the crescent shaped ships?
The ukiran is of wood which I think in most examples is made of horn?

Regards, Erik

Originally Posted by Sajen

Dear Pak Ganja,

nothing to thank. And your examples also very nice.

sajen

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by erikscollectables

Pak Ganja also many thanks to you for sharing these great examples!
One question my example had a ship made of horn, not wood.
Is this common with the crescent shaped ships?
The ukiran is of wood which I think in most examples is made of horn?

Regards, Erik

Hello Erik,

no, it isn't found so much that the wrangka is from horn, a second reason to buy it. And yes, the handles most of the time from horn.
My both big examples have handles from horn while the wrangkas from wood.

Regards,

sajen

[ganjawulung]

Originally Posted by erikscollectables

One question my example had a ship made of horn, not wood.
Is this common with the crescent shaped ships?
The ukiran is of wood which I think in most examples is made of horn?

Ship? Do you mean the upper part of the sheath? IMHO, the common material is wood. But I have some upper-part warangkas which are made of horn, with fine grain. Not Sumatran warangka, but Tegal upper-part of warangkas (without gandars -- pictures below).

My keris panjang's handle is made of (buffalo) horn too...

GANJAWULUNG

[VVV]

Interesting,

Here is an anak alang with the ship made of rhino horn and
the simle hilt repaired.

Michael

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by VVV

Interesting,

Here is an anak alang with the ship made of rhino horn and
the simle hilt repaired.

Michael

Very unsual hilt-repair, never seen something like this before.

sajen