Hanuman tempat keris

DGuertin · 25th April 2011, 09:19 PM

I believe this is called a tempat keris, but I'm sure I have it wrong. I picked this up at auction in Chicago back in 1993, but I know pretty much nothing about it... I bought it because I'd never seen one available before.

I'd love to hear your thoughts reagrding it.

Best,

Darryl

David · 25th April 2011, 09:56 PM

Welcome to the forum Darryl.

While "tempat" does seem to literally mean "place" or "holder", most of the time that i have seen the word used in connection with keris it has been in reference to "blawong", keris boards which hang on the wall. I don't know if the term is correct for describing these Balinese keris holding statues.
Yours is actually a fairly common figure, probably intended to be Hanuman, an ape-like Hindu deity. Despite the age cracks and chipped paint yours is probably from the latter part of the 20th century.

David · 25th April 2011, 10:02 PM

BTW Darryl, if you read through all the forum rules you will find that we really discourage the use of hotlinks to post photos and would like everyone to upload directly to our site in order to keep images in our archives for later reference. If you were to remove these images from your server future viewers of this thread would have no visual point of reference. I have taken the liberty to do this for you this time and would ask that in the future you use the "Manage Attachments" option that you find in the box below your posting window. Thanks.

David · 25th April 2011, 10:13 PM

Here is a link to another thread on Balinese keris holders. If you look at post #25 you will see my own example of the Hanuman holder which is quite similar to yours. Hanuman is a popular character for these.

You will also notice in post #11 what happens when people post images that are hosted by other servers.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...6&page=1&pp=30

DGuertin · 25th April 2011, 10:14 PM

Oops, sorry about that! Been off the forum for a few years.

Thanks very much for the info on this!

David · 25th April 2011, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by DGuertin

Oops, sorry about that! Been off the forum for a few years.

Thanks very much for the info on this!

No problem, glad to have you back....changes have certainly taken place in the past few years so it might be a good idea to reacquaint yourself with the policies...

Rick · 26th April 2011, 12:45 AM

Okay, now my curiousity has been piqued .

Any chance of a picture of the blade ?

Purty please ? ....

25th April 2011, 10:02 PM	#3
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,125	BTW Darryl, if you read through all the forum rules you will find that we really discourage the use of hotlinks to post photos and would like everyone to upload directly to our site in order to keep images in our archives for later reference. If you were to remove these images from your server future viewers of this thread would have no visual point of reference. I have taken the liberty to do this for you this time and would ask that in the future you use the "Manage Attachments" option that you find in the box below your posting window. Thanks. Attached Images

25th April 2011, 09:19 PM	#1
DGuertin Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 6	Hanuman tempat keris I believe this is called a tempat keris, but I'm sure I have it wrong. I picked this up at auction in Chicago back in 1993, but I know pretty much nothing about it... I bought it because I'd never seen one available before. I'd love to hear your thoughts reagrding it. Best, Darryl

25th April 2011, 09:56 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,125	Welcome to the forum Darryl. While "tempat" does seem to literally mean "place" or "holder", most of the time that i have seen the word used in connection with keris it has been in reference to "blawong", keris boards which hang on the wall. I don't know if the term is correct for describing these Balinese keris holding statues. Yours is actually a fairly common figure, probably intended to be Hanuman, an ape-like Hindu deity. Despite the age cracks and chipped paint yours is probably from the latter part of the 20th century.

25th April 2011, 10:13 PM	#4
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,125	Here is a link to another thread on Balinese keris holders. If you look at post #25 you will see my own example of the Hanuman holder which is quite similar to yours. Hanuman is a popular character for these. You will also notice in post #11 what happens when people post images that are hosted by other servers. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...6&page=1&pp=30

25th April 2011, 10:14 PM	#5
DGuertin Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 6	Oops, sorry about that! Been off the forum for a few years. Thanks very much for the info on this!

26th April 2011, 12:45 AM	#7
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	Okay, now my curiousity has been piqued . Any chance of a picture of the blade ? Purty please ? ....