Introduction and Empu Mudra keris

globalnomad · Today, 01:53 AM

Hello Everyone,

Would like to introduce myself and it's always more fun with photos.

I recently moved to Jakarta and during the holidays, was able to visit Empu Ketut Mudra and his son, Komang at their place in Klungkung, Bali.

I was able to acquire my first keris from them. The original came with a Ganesh hilt but they graciously accommodated my request to have one made that resembled their multi-generational, gigantic keris. I know it is not traditional but felt it was a good homage to them.

I have been learning a lot from reading the forum and look forward to continuing my education and journey into the Indonesian and keris culture.

If anyone is in the area, I am always up for coffee and a good conversation about keris and Indonesian life.

Kind Regard,
Alejandro

David · Today, 05:03 PM

Welcome to the forum Globalnomad. I would suggest that if you are especially interested in Bali keris that you spend some time in out archives as there are some extraordinary examples to view there.

A. G. Maisey · Today, 10:34 PM

You might like to visit the Neka Museum in Bali if you get the opportunity, this place is a general art museum, with a couple of galleries filled with keris, some are modern art keris, many of which are of very high quality, here is a sample:-

http://www.kerisattosanaji.com/neka-page-1

in the left hand gallery at the top of the stairs you will find a collection of genuinely old keris, which is very valuable to collectors to provide a real life example of what genuine old Bali keris really looked like.

Here is a link to the website:-

https://nekaartmuseum.com/

A visit to the Bali Provincial State Museum in Den Pasar is also worth a visit, here is a sample:-

http://www.kerisattosanaji.com/den-pasar-museum-p-1

Today, 01:53 AM	#1
globalnomad Member Join Date: Jan 2025 Location: Jakarta Posts: 1	Introduction and Empu Mudra keris Hello Everyone, Would like to introduce myself and it's always more fun with photos. I recently moved to Jakarta and during the holidays, was able to visit Empu Ketut Mudra and his son, Komang at their place in Klungkung, Bali. I was able to acquire my first keris from them. The original came with a Ganesh hilt but they graciously accommodated my request to have one made that resembled their multi-generational, gigantic keris. I know it is not traditional but felt it was a good homage to them. I have been learning a lot from reading the forum and look forward to continuing my education and journey into the Indonesian and keris culture. If anyone is in the area, I am always up for coffee and a good conversation about keris and Indonesian life. Kind Regard, Alejandro Attached Images

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Today, 05:03 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,172	Welcome to the forum Globalnomad. I would suggest that if you are especially interested in Bali keris that you spend some time in out archives as there are some extraordinary examples to view there.

Today, 10:34 PM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,942	You might like to visit the Neka Museum in Bali if you get the opportunity, this place is a general art museum, with a couple of galleries filled with keris, some are modern art keris, many of which are of very high quality, here is a sample:- http://www.kerisattosanaji.com/neka-page-1 in the left hand gallery at the top of the stairs you will find a collection of genuinely old keris, which is very valuable to collectors to provide a real life example of what genuine old Bali keris really looked like. Here is a link to the website:- https://nekaartmuseum.com/ A visit to the Bali Provincial State Museum in Den Pasar is also worth a visit, here is a sample:- http://www.kerisattosanaji.com/den-pasar-museum-p-1