Bali hilt

[A. G. Maisey]

Wisnu in his incarnation as Kresna had a conch shell as a weapon --- Si Sangka Panacajaniya --- he had taken this conch shell from a demon, maybe this is supposed to be this demon, but I don't know his name.

It is worth noting that in Balinese representations of Hindu characters --- gods, demons etc --- the carver very often gives his own interpretation and sometimes gets things a bit mixed up. Particularly so in relatively modern carvings.