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Want to share this little fellow who came to live with us 2 years ago :-)
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I really like this character (unfortunately it's not mine)
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As promised I attach the pics of my 3 kris holders:
. The first piece is balinese and made from hard & dense wood, it measures 63 cm high and it may depict Bayu or Bima. The figure has long thumb nails and a full jewelry set. I acquired it in Jakarta in 1995, note the similarity with the "Ravana" holder described in the thesis from Cynthia. . The second holder is probably Balinese also and it seems to depict a Chinese gentleman. I acquired it in Surabaya in 1996. . The third holder seems to be javanese and it may depict the Punakawan Bagong identified from his round eyes, big mouth, and short nose. Bagong is also wearing a hair bun, and there is a trace of a hair tuft on top of the head. Your comments and pics of other kris holders will be welcome. ![]() Regards |
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Why do you think #3 is Javanese Jean?
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Hello Alan,
From the style of the black sarong & belt and the carving which does not look like the balinese depictions of the punakawans, and it reminds me of some Loryo Blonyo statues from Central Java. Note the slim support also, contrary to the balinese kris holders. I bought it from a Dutch collector so I have no proven provenance and I am open to another opinion! Regards |
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Jean, I've never seen a figural keris holder used in Jawa, and the only figural ones from Jawa that I have seen were quite large and in the form of people in Javanese dress --- like that one in post #12.
It is not impossible that this one of yours might be Jawa, but I must ask myself why it is that in over 40 years of doing the rounds in Jawa I've never seen a Jawa figural keris holder that had actually been made for sale in the open market. |
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