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Old 1st February 2009, 06:59 PM   #1
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Default Identification of a prince with a Kris

This is slightly off topic but it is related to the Kris so here it goes...

Here is a picture of an indonesian prince.
The period is probably around 1900.
He is wearing a kris in a european style sabre holder.
The kris seems Maduran to me but it is hard to tell.

It is a nice kris picture to share and I hope to get some more info too....

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Old 1st February 2009, 10:55 PM   #2
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Hi Erik,

did you post this on dekris too? I think that some members will know this too. The more you ask the more you will know!
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Old 2nd February 2009, 01:02 AM   #3
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This is slightly off topic but it is related to the Kris so here it goes...

Here is a picture of an indonesian prince.
The period is probably around 1900.
He is wearing a kris in a european style sabre holder.
The kris seems Maduran to me but it is hard to tell.

It is a nice kris picture to share and I hope to get some more info too....

Regards, Erik
Dear Erik,

I don't think this is off topic, because the picture you posted is about the way to wear keris too. There are at least 4 to 5 ways to wear keris. And this is one of them, we in Jawa call this way as "anganggar" (wear keris as an 'anggar', or as a 'sabre' like you said...). The way soldiers or commander of soldiers used to wear their kerises in war time...

Who is he? I am sure, this is a very popular personality, and Indonesian painter -- once wellknown also in the Netherlands and also Germany in the end of 1800s. His name is RADEN SALEH SYARIF BUSTAMAN...

You may read his biography in this site http://www.bkpm.org/princeradensaleh.htm
for instance...

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GANJAWULUNG

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Old 2nd February 2009, 03:22 AM   #4
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Great info Ganja, thanks so much!
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Old 2nd February 2009, 09:41 AM   #5
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What a fascinating man, thanks for the link Ganjawulung
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Old 2nd February 2009, 03:12 PM   #6
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Many thanks Ganjawulung.

Very different from what I thought and very interesting to read about this man!

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Old 2nd February 2009, 07:43 PM   #7
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Amazing story ! Thanks Ganjawalung.

Erik, where is your picture from ?
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