help in identifying keris

nechesh · 10th January 2005, 09:53 PM

Well, i'd say there is little doubt whether this sheath was made for the blade, it fits like a glove and the patterns on top of the wrongko fall just where they should with the gonjo extending to the borders of the scales pattern. It could, as Rasdan points out, have been painted anytime after being carved so it's hard to tell if it was the original intention for this sheath. Could you take some better photos of the hilt and of the face on the side of the sheath?

10th January 2005, 09:53 PM	#1
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	Well, i'd say there is little doubt whether this sheath was made for the blade, it fits like a glove and the patterns on top of the wrongko fall just where they should with the gonjo extending to the borders of the scales pattern. It could, as Rasdan points out, have been painted anytime after being carved so it's hard to tell if it was the original intention for this sheath. Could you take some better photos of the hilt and of the face on the side of the sheath?