Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - A mis-matched keris.

Alam Shah · 12th December 2005, 01:45 AM

This just ended. The blade and sheath is not matching.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Kris-Keris-With-...QQcmdZViewItem

Hilt is an old Yogyakarta-styled ukiran.
Blade is Javanese. Looks like an old Pandawa Luk 5 blade.
The sheath is Sulawesi-styled. Nice upper sheath made of kemuning wood with nice grains. The bottom sheath, the lower black area, looks original to the sheath. The lizard skin however is not natural in both Sulawesi or Javanese cultures, afaik.

Separately, they make quite a collectible item (minus the lizard skin).

12th December 2005, 01:45 AM	#1
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	A mis-matched keris. This just ended. The blade and sheath is not matching. http://cgi.ebay.com/Kris-Keris-With-...QQcmdZViewItem Hilt is an old Yogyakarta-styled ukiran. Blade is Javanese. Looks like an old Pandawa Luk 5 blade. The sheath is Sulawesi-styled. Nice upper sheath made of kemuning wood with nice grains. The bottom sheath, the lower black area, looks original to the sheath. The lizard skin however is not natural in both Sulawesi or Javanese cultures, afaik. Separately, they make quite a collectible item (minus the lizard skin). Last edited by Alam Shah; 12th December 2005 at 02:06 AM.