My Batak Keris...my first post

Rick · 11th August 2024, 05:15 PM

Hello Hugh and welcome to the forums.

You have a real keris blade there, but I don't think you would see a person of the culture wearing this ensemble in public.

As for 100 years that would be doubtful for the dress although I haven't seen many of this dress style in recent years.

As far as the attribution you have been given on this piece goes; we have a saying here; "buy the keris not the story".

We have a very large archive of keris related posts and there is a lot to be learned from doing a search by keyword there, and don't be shy about asking questions.

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11th August 2024, 05:15 PM	#7
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	Hello Hugh and welcome to the forums. You have a real keris blade there, but I don't think you would see a person of the culture wearing this ensemble in public. As for 100 years that would be doubtful for the dress although I haven't seen many of this dress style in recent years. As far as the attribution you have been given on this piece goes; we have a saying here; "buy the keris not the story". We have a very large archive of keris related posts and there is a lot to be learned from doing a search by keyword there, and don't be shy about asking questions.