Please more information about this keris

A. G. Maisey · 29th August 2011, 03:58 AM

There are two things to take note of in this leather hanger.

First is the probable function as a repair, second is the hanger itself.

I have seen a number of Bugis style scabbards repaired by wrapping leather, cloth, thin metal or cord around a fractured atasan foot. To me, this is a common repair.Not original to the scabbard, but original to the society from which it came.

Similarly with the horn buntut form. I have seen a number of keris with precisely this form, in fact I think I've got a couple at home with this form , at the moment.

The carrying of a keris in a hanger is one of the correct ways in which to wear a keris in Surakarta Karaton dress. The hanger used is similar to the one shown by Rick and the keris hangs at the left front. I do not know if hangers are used in other areas.

29th August 2011, 03:58 AM	#10
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,859	There are two things to take note of in this leather hanger. First is the probable function as a repair, second is the hanger itself. I have seen a number of Bugis style scabbards repaired by wrapping leather, cloth, thin metal or cord around a fractured atasan foot. To me, this is a common repair.Not original to the scabbard, but original to the society from which it came. Similarly with the horn buntut form. I have seen a number of keris with precisely this form, in fact I think I've got a couple at home with this form , at the moment. The carrying of a keris in a hanger is one of the correct ways in which to wear a keris in Surakarta Karaton dress. The hanger used is similar to the one shown by Rick and the keris hangs at the left front. I do not know if hangers are used in other areas.