Solo Boy with keris

A. G. Maisey · 28th May 2016, 11:19 PM

Yeah, I thought the same David, one of the reasons I thought it was worth posting.

Probably borrowed Dad's keris for the occasion.

drdavid · 29th May 2016, 12:37 AM

I was recently in Kuala Lumpur and found a nice display of keris in the National Museum of Islamic Art. They had a few interesting illustrations to go with the keris, one depicting people who are working on keris sheath and one showing the various ways to wear a keris, in Malaysia and in Java

mariusgmioc · 30th May 2016, 03:08 PM

Very interesting photo. I would have expected the child to wear a smaller kris.
By the way, a nice collection of krisses is also to be found in the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta, and an even nicer one (but of mostly more recent krisses) in the Neka Museum in Ubud (thank you Alan for the tip! :-))

Jean · 31st May 2016, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by mariusgmioc

Very interesting photo. I would have expected the child to wear a smaller kris.
By the way, a nice collection of krisses is also to be found in the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta, and an even nicer one (but of mostly more recent krisses) in the Neka Museum in Ubud (thank you Alan for the tip! :-))

Hello Marius,
Did you visit the Museum Pusaka in the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) park in Jakarta? They use to show a large collection of krisses but not very well presented.

Regards

mariusgmioc · 31st May 2016, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Jean

Hello Marius,
Did you visit the Museum Pusaka in the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) park in Jakarta? They use to show a large collection of krisses but not very well presented.

Regards

Hello Jean,

Yes, I did. And yes, I saw those kerises and I was quite upset how poorly they were maintained. Some of them had active rust, and some were displayed sheathed... so I can only imagine how much rust must be on them.

Nevertheless, the collection in the Neka Museum impressed me mostly because it was by far the richest in numbers, had very nice examples and was very well maintained.

I may post some photos in the next future but I made around 4000 so going through all of them is quite cumbersome.

A. G. Maisey · 31st May 2016, 09:47 PM

I haven't been to this museum for a few years, but this was what the exhibits looked like in 2009:-

http://www.kerisattosanaji.com/NEKAMUSEUMPAGE1.html

Battara · 31st May 2016, 11:57 PM

Alan, are the museum pictures on your site of newer keris examples also?

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28th May 2016, 11:19 PM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,217	Yeah, I thought the same David, one of the reasons I thought it was worth posting. Probably borrowed Dad's keris for the occasion.

30th May 2016, 03:08 PM	#3
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,918	Very interesting photo. I would have expected the child to wear a smaller kris. By the way, a nice collection of krisses is also to be found in the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta, and an even nicer one (but of mostly more recent krisses) in the Neka Museum in Ubud (thank you Alan for the tip! :-))

31st May 2016, 09:47 PM	#6
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,217	I haven't been to this museum for a few years, but this was what the exhibits looked like in 2009:- http://www.kerisattosanaji.com/NEKAMUSEUMPAGE1.html

31st May 2016, 11:57 PM	#7
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,397	Alan, are the museum pictures on your site of newer keris examples also?