Two Bali Hilt ID

milandro · 11th August 2024, 09:25 AM

the first is very often identified as Batara Bayu , although this one seems to miss some elements ( in the right hand there should be an object which some call a vessel and others a mirro) which identify this as such . This is the balinese version of an Hindu god of the winds.

I am afraid that these hilts vary greatly in quality. I had one too and at some point I sold it because I wasn't convinced that it would be nicely fitting the kris it was on.

The second hilt, I am afraid, is of a type that equips very often krises made for the tourist market and , I believe is of no great quality at all.

11th August 2024, 09:25 AM	#3
milandro Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Netherlands Posts: 487	the first is very often identified as Batara Bayu , although this one seems to miss some elements ( in the right hand there should be an object which some call a vessel and others a mirro) which identify this as such . This is the balinese version of an Hindu god of the winds. I am afraid that these hilts vary greatly in quality. I had one too and at some point I sold it because I wasn't convinced that it would be nicely fitting the kris it was on. The second hilt, I am afraid, is of a type that equips very often krises made for the tourist market and , I believe is of no great quality at all.