minangkabau keris for comment

ronpakis · 6th November 2008, 09:24 PM

Dear all,
I here have a sumatran keris, tmho minangkabau. The handle and the small endpiece of the sarong are made from ivory. The sarong has some damage (copperwork). The lowerpart is made from woven copper and (horsetail) hair. The ring is to keep the surviving weavings in place. It has an nice grained wooden wranka. The blade fits the sarong good. It is an very old piece. I am thinking about restoring the weavings.... The wranka is very shiny on the pictures but that is mostly due to the flash.

Greetings Ron

semar · 6th November 2008, 10:15 PM

hello Ron pakis very nice keris I would change noting but leave the keris how he is now

regards semar

tunggulametung · 6th December 2008, 03:52 AM

Hi ronpakis,
It is indeed looks like a nice Minang piece to me. Pendok might be repaired/replaced.
I don't know if is it normal to have (horsetail) hair on the batang, but might be once intended to fill the gap between batang and pendok to fit (?)
A light "collection maintenance" cleaning is needed if you ask me and a replaced pendok if you can find one (this might be very difficult, but who knows).

kulbuntet · 6th December 2008, 05:10 PM

hi Ronpakis,

Finding a sumatra pendok... almost imposible to do without "stealing" it from an other keris. So i would say leave it a it is. The only thing you need to think about is if you want the blade to get cleaned and washed (warangan)?

Nice keris, looks good engouh to let it be as it is.

Regards, Michel

BluErf · 7th December 2008, 05:59 AM

Nice keris! As original as it gets!

Based on some of my friends' 'expeditions' to the Minang heartland (Bukit Tinggi) in Sumatra, it seems that horsehair weavings on batangs are quite common. Sometimes, they put small gold 'staplets' (Dunno what to call them) on the weaving for the more expensive kerises, and it can look quite nice! I guess it could also be silver or copper in other cases.

Just wondering - the blade doesn't look typical Minang though.

ronpakis · 7th December 2008, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BluErf

Nice keris! As original as it gets!

Based on some of my friends' 'expeditions' to the Minang heartland (Bukit Tinggi) in Sumatra, it seems that horsehair weavings on batangs are quite common. Sometimes, they put small gold 'staplets' (Dunno what to call them) on the weaving for the more expensive kerises, and it can look quite nice! I guess it could also be silver or copper in other cases.

Just wondering - the blade doesn't look typical Minang though.

Thanks all for the comments,

Any advice about repairing the weavings, to do or not??
About the blade, looks sumatran to me.... but...

greetings Ron

6th November 2008, 09:24 PM	#1
ronpakis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: netherlands Posts: 75	minangkabau keris for comment Dear all, I here have a sumatran keris, tmho minangkabau. The handle and the small endpiece of the sarong are made from ivory. The sarong has some damage (copperwork). The lowerpart is made from woven copper and (horsetail) hair. The ring is to keep the surviving weavings in place. It has an nice grained wooden wranka. The blade fits the sarong good. It is an very old piece. I am thinking about restoring the weavings.... The wranka is very shiny on the pictures but that is mostly due to the flash. Greetings Ron Attached Images

6th November 2008, 10:15 PM	#2
semar Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 272	hello Ron pakis very nice keris I would change noting but leave the keris how he is now regards semar

6th December 2008, 03:52 AM	#3
tunggulametung Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 238	Hi ronpakis, It is indeed looks like a nice Minang piece to me. Pendok might be repaired/replaced. I don't know if is it normal to have (horsetail) hair on the batang, but might be once intended to fill the gap between batang and pendok to fit (?) A light "collection maintenance" cleaning is needed if you ask me and a replaced pendok if you can find one (this might be very difficult, but who knows).

6th December 2008, 05:10 PM	#4
kulbuntet Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 159	hi Ronpakis, Finding a sumatra pendok... almost imposible to do without "stealing" it from an other keris. So i would say leave it a it is. The only thing you need to think about is if you want the blade to get cleaned and washed (warangan)? Nice keris, looks good engouh to let it be as it is. Regards, Michel

7th December 2008, 05:59 AM	#5
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	Nice keris! As original as it gets! Based on some of my friends' 'expeditions' to the Minang heartland (Bukit Tinggi) in Sumatra, it seems that horsehair weavings on batangs are quite common. Sometimes, they put small gold 'staplets' (Dunno what to call them) on the weaving for the more expensive kerises, and it can look quite nice! I guess it could also be silver or copper in other cases. Just wondering - the blade doesn't look typical Minang though.