Balinese Keris hilt ID

A. G. Maisey · 22nd January 2016, 10:51 AM

Yes Jean, there are some differences, and the remarkable (?) thing is this:-

the more carefully we look at these supposedly identical figures, the more we find minor variation.

Identical figures, or similar figures?

Who are they?

Does anybody really know?

With anything made in recent times, did even the makers have any real idea what they were making?

With keris hilts in Bali we have a number of influences, and since the puputans, those influences have been very strongly orientated towards European artistic influences and the need to earn a living.

Bali from 1920 to 2010 is a very great deal different to Bali from 1820 to 1910.

22nd January 2016, 10:51 AM	#20
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	Yes Jean, there are some differences, and the remarkable (?) thing is this:- the more carefully we look at these supposedly identical figures, the more we find minor variation. Identical figures, or similar figures? Who are they? Does anybody really know? With anything made in recent times, did even the makers have any real idea what they were making? With keris hilts in Bali we have a number of influences, and since the puputans, those influences have been very strongly orientated towards European artistic influences and the need to earn a living. Bali from 1920 to 2010 is a very great deal different to Bali from 1820 to 1910.