Nice Kris Holder for comment

Battara · 7th March 2005, 03:08 PM

Very nice Hanuman stand, I like the gold wash on it.

Conogre · 7th March 2005, 03:29 PM

Nice catch Lew...it looks to be very well carved and quite intricate, which often seems to be the norm for Bali and Indonesia where carving tools MUST be imbued with magic if the end result has any bearing on it.....now you can "monkey around" with your collection a little more.
Mike

capt.smash · 7th March 2005, 03:30 PM

Hehe i came so close to bidding on that

Freddy · 7th March 2005, 08:07 PM

Hey Lew. Welcome to the 'Hanuman club'.

Look at my keris holder. I think it has been around for quite some years. I found this one in an antique shop in my town. The seller thought it was a statue from an Balinese temple.

Don't mind the keris. I know it's not the right kind for this statue. For the moment, I have no Balinese keris in my collection.

BSMStar · 7th March 2005, 10:36 PM

Hi Lew!

I almost bid on this one too... glad I didn't compete with you. Let me know how you like it. I might nab one..... I bought a different one from this from the same eBayer....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...e=STRK:MEWN:IT

You will see this one again (he has more than one). They are mass-produced, but I'm happy with it.

BSMStar

nechesh · 7th March 2005, 10:43 PM

Hey Wayne, i got that very same rack from the same seller. Did yours arrive intact?

nechesh · 8th March 2005, 12:28 AM

As Wayne points out, his rack is somewhat mass-produced which is why mine looks so much like his. I also have one of these hanuman holders and i like it just fine as well, but we should keep in mind that these examples are really only modern knock-offs of older traditional forms that were carved much more intricately out off much better, denser woods. The shipping alone on some of these nicer antique examples would be more than the cost of Lew's piece alone just because of the weight of these pieces. The way i look at it is, i have my collection displayed in two of these racks like Wayne's, a number of Javanese style wall board's, a hanuman holder like Lew's (but painted differently) and a converted wooden box that used to hold Unibroue beer (i painted it red and black and trimmed it w/gold and now it holds 3 keris). I PREFER to displaying my keris in these traditional style holders, but you sure can't beat the price on that converted beer box.

BSMStar · 8th March 2005, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freddy

Hey Lew. Welcome to the 'Hanuman club'.

Look at my keris holder. I think it has been around for quite some years. I found this one in an antique shop in my town. The seller thought it was a statue from an Balinese temple.

Hi Freddy,

Great Hanuman! It’s difficult to tell from the picture, but it looks early 20c (maybe a little older). I would be proud to have it.

BSMStar

Naga Basuki · 8th March 2005, 01:37 PM

Here is my favorite keris holder. Apologies for the direct flash pictures. These are just pix for insurance coverage. The detail shows better if i was using side lighting.

Mick · 8th March 2005, 02:27 PM

Come on Naga Basuki, please flip the full view pictures after you resize them.

This is not a tourist piece. It was probably made for real use as a keris holder in Bali as was my frog. Forum members should note the size of the base for this figure compared to its total size. The normal tourist pieces have bases that are much smaller than this piece. This actually makes them more unstable for real use. When you put a keris into the hands of a tourist piece the top heavy keris added to the narrow base of the figure may spell doom for a highly prized keris.

BSMStar · 8th March 2005, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Naga Basuki

Here is my favorite keris holder. Apologies for the direct flash pictures. These are just pix for insurance coverage. The detail shows better if i was using side lighting.

Awesome holder!!!! I want one.

And if I get one, you are all invited to my funeral after my wife kills me.

7th March 2005, 10:36 PM	#5
BSMStar Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kansas City, MO USA Posts: 312	Here's another... but not Hanuman Hi Lew! I almost bid on this one too... glad I didn't compete with you. Let me know how you like it. I might nab one..... I bought a different one from this from the same eBayer.... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...e=STRK:MEWN:IT You will see this one again (he has more than one). They are mass-produced, but I'm happy with it. BSMStar

8th March 2005, 01:37 PM	#9
Naga Basuki Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Big old machine shop/foundry/warehouse in Atlanta GA USA Posts: 51	Keris Holder Here is my favorite keris holder. Apologies for the direct flash pictures. These are just pix for insurance coverage. The detail shows better if i was using side lighting. Attached Images Last edited by Naga Basuki; 8th March 2005 at 04:14 PM.

7th March 2005, 03:08 PM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,316	Very nice Hanuman stand, I like the gold wash on it.

7th March 2005, 03:29 PM	#2
Conogre Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Clearwater, Florida Posts: 371	Nice catch Lew...it looks to be very well carved and quite intricate, which often seems to be the norm for Bali and Indonesia where carving tools MUST be imbued with magic if the end result has any bearing on it.....now you can "monkey around" with your collection a little more. Mike

7th March 2005, 03:30 PM	#3
capt.smash Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Devon ,England Posts: 80	Hehe i came so close to bidding on that

7th March 2005, 08:07 PM	#4
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Hey Lew. Welcome to the 'Hanuman club'. Look at my keris holder. I think it has been around for quite some years. I found this one in an antique shop in my town. The seller thought it was a statue from an Balinese temple. Don't mind the keris. I know it's not the right kind for this statue. For the moment, I have no Balinese keris in my collection.

7th March 2005, 10:43 PM	#6
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	Hey Wayne, i got that very same rack from the same seller. Did yours arrive intact?

8th March 2005, 12:28 AM	#7
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	As Wayne points out, his rack is somewhat mass-produced which is why mine looks so much like his. I also have one of these hanuman holders and i like it just fine as well, but we should keep in mind that these examples are really only modern knock-offs of older traditional forms that were carved much more intricately out off much better, denser woods. The shipping alone on some of these nicer antique examples would be more than the cost of Lew's piece alone just because of the weight of these pieces. The way i look at it is, i have my collection displayed in two of these racks like Wayne's, a number of Javanese style wall board's, a hanuman holder like Lew's (but painted differently) and a converted wooden box that used to hold Unibroue beer (i painted it red and black and trimmed it w/gold and now it holds 3 keris). I PREFER to displaying my keris in these traditional style holders, but you sure can't beat the price on that converted beer box.

8th March 2005, 02:27 PM	#10
Mick Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Orlando Posts: 104	Come on Naga Basuki, please flip the full view pictures after you resize them. This is not a tourist piece. It was probably made for real use as a keris holder in Bali as was my frog. Forum members should note the size of the base for this figure compared to its total size. The normal tourist pieces have bases that are much smaller than this piece. This actually makes them more unstable for real use. When you put a keris into the hands of a tourist piece the top heavy keris added to the narrow base of the figure may spell doom for a highly prized keris.