My Batak Keris...my first post

[HughChen]

Originally Posted by David

I don't believe you will find GOOD keris very cheap anywhere, not even NL. Of course there are still bargains to be found from time to time, sleeper auctions that somehow get overlooked, but i wouldn't expect to find good keris at low prices these days. If you find something really inexpensive in a public sale question it fully. There is probably a reason for that low price that might not be obvious at first.

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Once upon a time it might have been possible to obtain old and good keris at reasonable prices in Holland and also in adjacent countries. I have not seen any evidence of this in a very long time, and in fact I know several very experienced collectors who regularly buy from countries that might not be thought of as sources for keris.

Thank you for you updated information, which successfully prevents me from planing a trip to NL!

[David]

Originally Posted by HughChen

Thank you for you updated information, which successfully prevents me from planing a trip to NL!

Well surely there are other reasons to visit the Netherlands beyond purchasing keris. LOL!
Actually museums there have some of the largest collections of fine keris to be found anywhere in the world, so it would certainly be a good place to study some fine old keris, even if you cannot buy them.

[HughChen]

Originally Posted by David

Well surely there are other reasons to visit the Netherlands beyond purchasing keris. LOL!
Actually museums there have some of the largest collections of fine keris to be found anywhere in the world, so it would certainly be a good place to study some fine old keris, even if you cannot buy them.

Sounds good ! Can anyone here can share a guide / itinerary/ map about Keris trip on NL

[werecow]

I don't have an itinerary but if you find yourself near here I would suggest a stop at the Wereldmuseum (i.e.: World Museum, formerly Museum of Ethnology) here in Leiden. And iirc the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has a few on display as well.

[HughChen]

Originally Posted by werecow

I don't have an itinerary but if you find yourself near here I would suggest a stop at the Wereldmuseum (i.e.: World Museum, formerly Museum of Ethnology) here in Leiden. And iirc the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has a few on display as well.

Thank you !

[milandro]

don't expect to find huge collections on display, there are a few here and there (as mentioned above) but there isn't a specific keris museum. The Ethnological museum of Leiden and the Tropenmuseum of Amsterdam and the Mauritshuis in the Hague have a certain amount of krises on display but they have much more in the vaults that aren't accessible to the public.

There used to be a Nusantara Museum in Delft (a private museum I believe) with a large collection but that museum no longer exists(closed in 2013) and it is not clear (to me) where the collection went.

https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_Nusantara


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eMD5CKOHjU&t=44s