Another siraui

Freddy · 29th January 2009, 02:26 PM

Again an Indonesian piece : a siraui. I believe these were discussed not so long ago.

At first glance, it looks like a keris. But in fact it's a simple knife with a keris dress. Comes from Sumatra. It has a no nonsense blade which is very sturdy and sharp.

I don't think they were ceremonial, like most keris. Does anyone know how they were used ? When I hold this knife in my hand, the edge is turned upwards.

Another nice feature of this piece is that it has several bindings to keep the sheath together. At first, I thought they were made of rattan, but in fact the material used seems to be horn.

Anyone seen this before ?

Total length : 36 cm
Length of blade : 20 cm
width of blade (near the hilt) : 2,8 cm.
At the base, this blade is about 0,5 cm thick.

29th January 2009, 02:26 PM	#1
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Another siraui Again an Indonesian piece : a siraui. I believe these were discussed not so long ago. At first glance, it looks like a keris. But in fact it's a simple knife with a keris dress. Comes from Sumatra. It has a no nonsense blade which is very sturdy and sharp. I don't think they were ceremonial, like most keris. Does anyone know how they were used ? When I hold this knife in my hand, the edge is turned upwards. Another nice feature of this piece is that it has several bindings to keep the sheath together. At first, I thought they were made of rattan, but in fact the material used seems to be horn. Anyone seen this before ? Total length : 36 cm Length of blade : 20 cm width of blade (near the hilt) : 2,8 cm. At the base, this blade is about 0,5 cm thick.