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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.

29th June 2006, 05:45 PM	#6
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.