Jawa Keris for ID

[HughChen]

Originally Posted by milandro

this appears to be a Maduran kris, Tilam Upih, at least the blade and hilt may be from Madura or thereabouts, the selut , a modern addition in my opinion, appears to be in a Sumatran style as it is used on some Palembang kris. Personally I would replace it although it appears to be fitting well the hilt (probably made of bone)


The pamor should be Adeg Rambut.

Thank you, Milandro, the hilt doesn't looks like bone because it has no pores. The auction house tells me that it's made of wood, but there is still doubt in what it is. The selut is said to be silver.

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