Keris (or not ?) with chinese handle

Gustav · 8th April 2022, 01:17 PM

Alan, exactly, that would include the possibility that the Selut was made to accomodate the figurine turned into hilt.
Regarding more recent Selut, I have seen by far more ones with stright upper rim mated to planar hilts, and this is, what I would call lower quality.

If you have van Duuren's edition of Gronemans articles, photographs of Keris with such Selut can be found on pages 267, 264, possibly of higher quality 251.

I own two Keris with such Selut, both came to Europe before WWI.

8th April 2022, 01:17 PM	#9
Gustav Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,280	Alan, exactly, that would include the possibility that the Selut was made to accomodate the figurine turned into hilt. Regarding more recent Selut, I have seen by far more ones with stright upper rim mated to planar hilts, and this is, what I would call lower quality. If you have van Duuren's edition of Gronemans articles, photographs of Keris with such Selut can be found on pages 267, 264, possibly of higher quality 251. I own two Keris with such Selut, both came to Europe before WWI. Last edited by Gustav; 8th April 2022 at 01:49 PM.