Kris handles showing royal 'mascots'?

Cinna · 1st July 2012, 06:42 AM

Hi —

I have heard the pre-20th century courts of Indonesia and maybe other areas of SE Asia that value the kris historically kept dwarves, hunchbacks, and other deformed humans around for their supposed 'magical' powers.

I'm interested to see images of these 'mascots' in kris handles from Java, Bali, Madura or anywhere else. Does any knowledgeable collector or connoisseur of kris iconography have time to steer me to photos of kris handles that show these rare spirits?

— Cinna (from California, but in Bali at the present time)

1st July 2012, 06:42 AM	#1
Cinna Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: U. S. A. and Bali, Indonesia Posts: 6	Kris handles showing royal 'mascots'? Hi — I have heard the pre-20th century courts of Indonesia and maybe other areas of SE Asia that value the kris historically kept dwarves, hunchbacks, and other deformed humans around for their supposed 'magical' powers. I'm interested to see images of these 'mascots' in kris handles from Java, Bali, Madura or anywhere else. Does any knowledgeable collector or connoisseur of kris iconography have time to steer me to photos of kris handles that show these rare spirits? — Cinna (from California, but in Bali at the present time)