Crudely Carved Hilt - Seeking Information - Buta Nawasari?

[Paul B.]

Hmmm, I don't know what I am looking at!? It is not only crudely cut but broken too? Not worth keeping.

[elsquibble]

I don't think it's broken, it is hard to make it out in the photos it's easier in person. I will look for a better one and just put this one on a shelf.

[Paul B.]

Can see one arm and with a bit of fantasy two legs but where is the head? Here is another better example of the BN handle (recent also).

[Henk]

Ready for the trash bin. Every euro spent on it was one euro too much.
Better spent a little bit more for a decent ukiran.

[Paul B.]

Yepp, you hit the nail.

[David]

Originally Posted by Paul B.

Hmmm, I don't know what I am looking at!? It is not only crudely cut but broken too? Not worth keeping.

I don't think it is broken Paul, just really poorly carved. The head is there, it is just thrown back and hard to see in the photos.
I'm afraid i do have to agree with my fellows here. Even at a very low price this was nothing but money thrown out the window. I do realize that different people will have different standards, but by my own this hilt is not suitable for anything beyond those fake pamor tourist keris-like-objects that you can find on eBay and in Bali marketplaces. You don't want to go overboard and buy a hilt that is far beyond the quality of the keris you are trying to dress, but if you search eBay you can probably find something suitable for this kris between $40-60usd.