Banjarmasin keris for comments.

[Gustav]

The same type of Wrongko is depicted in van Duuren's bibliography, the last colour plate, also atributed to Banjarmasin. On this Wrongko besides the exagerated Lambe the most distinctive feature is the straight Loto. Solonese Gayaman Wrongkos generally doesn't have a Loto, except one type on which it appears, yet curved.

It says nothing of course. The makers in Indonesia are using Keris books for their creations for some time already. It could be just the light in the pictures, yet the right side of Wrongko (when held correctly) looks a bit like reworked, like sanded down, the surface has slightly other, lighter colour then the left side.
There is a possibility the Lambe and Loto are worked out on a common Solonese Gayaman.

The hilt looks like Peninsular Pipit Teleng hilt, yet without being Teleng.

[asomotif]

Check out this Wrangka, on a keris that I missed out on 2 years ago.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ht=banjarmasin

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by asomotif

Check out this Wrangka, on a keris that I missed out on 2 years ago.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ht=banjarmasin

Willem,

it seems you misses all the good stuff...

I would love to add this last one with horn wrangka to my own collection.
Do you know where it went?

Maurice

[asomotif]

Originally Posted by Maurice

Willem,

it seems you misses all the good stuff...

I would love to add this last one with horn wrangka to my own collection.
Do you know where it went?

Maurice

No, I did not know the buyer. (it was 2 years ago)
Never heard or saw anything of that keris.

Here the 2 wrangka's together.
Notice the similarities in form.

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by asomotif

No, I did not know the buyer. (it was 2 years ago)
Never heard or saw anything of that keris.

Here the 2 wrangka's together.
Notice the similarities in form.

You might remember the seller. He could tell you more about the buyer?


Yes indeed I see the similarities in form!
Both nice pieces. A pity they slipped through your hands Willem...

Maurice

[Maurice]

I've had contact with the new owner of the Bandjermasin keris and he emailed me some images of the kris, which I was allowed to post in the forum.

Maurice

[asomotif]

Originally Posted by Maurice

I've had contact with the new owner of the Bandjermasin keris and he emailed me some images of the kris, which I was allowed to post in the forum.

Maurice

Thanks Maurice,
Nice to have the full picture of the blade.
I have enlarged and turned them to get a better view of the blade.

[asomotif]

Originally Posted by Gustav

The same type of Wrongko is depicted in van Duuren's bibliography, the last colour plate, also atributed to Banjarmasin. On this Wrongko besides the exagerated Lambe the most distinctive feature is the straight Loto. Solonese Gayaman Wrongkos generally doesn't have a Loto, except one type on which it appears, yet curved.

Here a picture of the keris Gustav refers to.