Balinese hulu identification

milandro · 7th June 2022, 11:17 AM

Indeed I run a search ad there are many examples on line of this type of hilt, whether with or without fangs, the Pot bellied “ baby” showing his genitals is a rather“ common” image.

Despite this, no one (even among the experts of famous auction houses ) seem to have found a “ name”

The Tropen Museum of Amsterdam has one in its collection too.
“..'Ivory kris hilt representing an evil spirit', 1800-1900, ivory, 10.2 cm height, accession number 809-219a, collection of the Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam...”

I find very interesting that many describe the figurine as “ sitting on a flower bed” but to me there seems to be a relation between the position of the exposed penis and the direction of the “ flow” of what looks like bubbles or flowers.

7th June 2022, 11:17 AM	#5
milandro Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Netherlands Posts: 487	Indeed I run a search ad there are many examples on line of this type of hilt, whether with or without fangs, the Pot bellied “ baby” showing his genitals is a rather“ common” image. Despite this, no one (even among the experts of famous auction houses ) seem to have found a “ name” The Tropen Museum of Amsterdam has one in its collection too. “..'Ivory kris hilt representing an evil spirit', 1800-1900, ivory, 10.2 cm height, accession number 809-219a, collection of the Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam...” I find very interesting that many describe the figurine as “ sitting on a flower bed” but to me there seems to be a relation between the position of the exposed penis and the direction of the “ flow” of what looks like bubbles or flowers. Attached Images