Nice Peninsula keris

David · 7th September 2013, 03:10 AM

Moshah, i could be wrong, but this keris looks all Peninsula to me. The ricikan does not look Sumatran at all to me. The greneng is all wrong for one.

Moshah · 30th September 2013, 04:45 AM

The only thing that make me think that it is not Peninsular was the tikel alis, which from my understanding when it looks like a "hockey stick" most likely it is from Sumatra.

Never an expert in Sumatran greneng (nor in the kerises) myself, so I just asked based on the tikel alis point of view.

There is close ties between peninsular kingdom (especially Terengganu) with Sumatran kingdom of Siak of the old, so I guess sometimes we can see it translated into the art of keris anyway, in a very good way it is!

Personally, I really like this piece. Straight and stout.

7th September 2013, 03:10 AM	#1
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,103	Moshah, i could be wrong, but this keris looks all Peninsula to me. The ricikan does not look Sumatran at all to me. The greneng is all wrong for one.

30th September 2013, 04:45 AM	#2
Moshah Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 171	The only thing that make me think that it is not Peninsular was the tikel alis, which from my understanding when it looks like a "hockey stick" most likely it is from Sumatra. Never an expert in Sumatran greneng (nor in the kerises) myself, so I just asked based on the tikel alis point of view. There is close ties between peninsular kingdom (especially Terengganu) with Sumatran kingdom of Siak of the old, so I guess sometimes we can see it translated into the art of keris anyway, in a very good way it is! Personally, I really like this piece. Straight and stout.