Thoughts on this keris like blade w a carved handle?

Ganapati · 17th May 2022, 12:47 AM

Not sure what to make of it but handle is extremely well carved and ivory I think

Alan what do you think about this blade age origin and quality?

Tha ks

A. G. Maisey · 17th May 2022, 01:17 AM

A pretty piece of work GP.

The hilt is not ivory, it is bone or deer antler, more likely to be bone I think.

The "keris" is not in my opinion, a keris.
It is a keris-like object where the form of a keris has been used as a canvas for decorative design.

What is the blade material? It almost looks like a casting of some type. I have not seen anything precisely the same, but the pewter industry in Selangor, Malaysia has produced both small & large keris in pewter.

If it is not Selangor it might be a Madura production. The hilt is current era Bali, not made as a keris hilt, but art or craft work made in the form of a keris hilt.

It is pretty, but we are not looking at a keris here.

17th May 2022, 12:47 AM	#1
Ganapati Member Join Date: Jul 2021 Posts: 36	Thoughts on this keris like blade w a carved handle? Not sure what to make of it but handle is extremely well carved and ivory I think Alan what do you think about this blade age origin and quality? Tha ks Attached Images

17th May 2022, 01:17 AM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,892	A pretty piece of work GP. The hilt is not ivory, it is bone or deer antler, more likely to be bone I think. The "keris" is not in my opinion, a keris. It is a keris-like object where the form of a keris has been used as a canvas for decorative design. What is the blade material? It almost looks like a casting of some type. I have not seen anything precisely the same, but the pewter industry in Selangor, Malaysia has produced both small & large keris in pewter. If it is not Selangor it might be a Madura production. The hilt is current era Bali, not made as a keris hilt, but art or craft work made in the form of a keris hilt. It is pretty, but we are not looking at a keris here.