There are two things to take note of in this leather hanger.
First is the probable function as a repair, second is the hanger itself.
I have seen a number of Bugis style scabbards repaired by wrapping leather, cloth, thin metal or cord around a fractured atasan foot. To me, this is a common repair.Not original to the scabbard, but original to the society from which it came.
Similarly with the horn buntut form. I have seen a number of keris with precisely this form, in fact I think I've got a couple at home with this form , at the moment.
The carrying of a keris in a hanger is one of the correct ways in which to wear a keris in Surakarta Karaton dress. The hanger used is similar to the one shown by Rick and the keris hangs at the left front. I do not know if hangers are used in other areas.
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