Board ID?

David · 8th April 2010, 08:39 PM

Okay, this is only keris related due to my own adaptaion, but hopefully someone here can help me.
I have had this carved board for a few years and i turned it into a keris board a while back for this Madura patrem. The board is about 22 inches long and varies around 7+ inches wide. It has a really nice patina and has some obvious age to it. As you can probably see it has holes all around the perimeter so it was probably attached to something at one time. I have thought it could have at one time been the backing for some kind of carrying basket, maybe even for carrying a child, but i'm just guessing.
So may questions are firstly:
1. Where is it from? The designs remind me a bit of Dayak work, but i am not sure.
2. What was it used for before i turned it into a keris board?

8th April 2010, 08:39 PM	#1
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,107	Board ID? Okay, this is only keris related due to my own adaptaion, but hopefully someone here can help me. I have had this carved board for a few years and i turned it into a keris board a while back for this Madura patrem. The board is about 22 inches long and varies around 7+ inches wide. It has a really nice patina and has some obvious age to it. As you can probably see it has holes all around the perimeter so it was probably attached to something at one time. I have thought it could have at one time been the backing for some kind of carrying basket, maybe even for carrying a child, but i'm just guessing. So may questions are firstly: 1. Where is it from? The designs remind me a bit of Dayak work, but i am not sure. 2. What was it used for before i turned it into a keris board? Attached Images