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Time ago I bought this keris. The blade looks like Sumatran dapur/type. The bone hilt seems to be Balinese, but I nevere met before similar hilts. Unfortunnaly mendak/selut and scabbards is missing.
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Hi Rumpel9,
can you post close-ups from the hilt? The motif don't look Balinese to my eyes. And yes, the blade is like supposed from you Sumatran or Malaysian, I tend to think it's the last one. It seems to be a bahari or panjang blade. Regards, Detlef |
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I would agree with Detlef, the greneng on the blade looks more like a Peninsula form than Sumatran. And the hilt doesn't look at all Balinese to my eyes. How long it just the blade itself
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Detlef and David thank you for your replies. Here is pics of the hilt. Total length of the keris 57.5 cm, blade length - 47 cm.
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The hazards of speaking too soon. Edited my original post.
Originally I thought this was a Peninsular carita blade, but I'm leaning towards it being a Sumatran anak alang blade instead. The hazards of attempting to form an opinion based on photographs, I guess. Last edited by Laowang; 1st February 2017 at 01:10 AM. |
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Agreed, either an overly long anak alang, or a somewhat short panjang.
![]() Still leaning towards it being more Sumatran than Peninsular, although I realize there is considerable crossover of forms between the two regions, which makes it more difficult to specify one over the other. A well-crafted blade, between the deep, well-defined fullers that run the length of the blade, and the clean detailing at the greneng. |
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