Keris Information Requested

[kulbuntet]

Tropen Museum in Amsterdam, also have one in the basement. The conservator in that time told me, that it was a tourist class keris from Borneo/Kalimantan. And that i should not buy one(that was on a vending site on that time), that he have in in collection to show people differences in tourist keris.

regards

PS Edward Frey book, The kris mystic weapon of the Malay world. shows one on pag 49 picture 27a

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by kulbuntet

The conservator in that time told me, that it was a tourist class keris from Borneo/Kalimantan. And that i should not buy one(that was on a vending site on that time), that he have in in collection to show people differences in tourist keris.

regards

PS Edward Frey book, The kris mystic weapon of the Malay world. shows one on pag 49 picture 27a

I think that this is exactly the keris you have seen in person! And good to know that it is also one of this "tourist keris"!

[kulbuntet]

Originally Posted by Sajen

I think that this is exactly the keris you have seen in person! And good to know that it is also one of this "tourist keris"!

Yes you are right in that, it was.(the one in the book)

PS, but i have to say, that even these and the other type of tourist class keris, are getting older by the day. And if we take into consideration that some types were being made or put together( some of them have really old blades inside of the crappy sheaths!!) +1890 for Dutch Knil soldiers and others to bring home to the family after time in the Dutch-Indies to be hanged above the chimney.

Just saying that it totally depend on the collector if its interesting or not, some could be or in the future, IMO.