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Originally Posted by erikscollectables
This is slightly off topic but it is related to the Kris so here it goes...
Here is a picture of an indonesian prince.
The period is probably around 1900.
He is wearing a kris in a european style sabre holder.
The kris seems Maduran to me but it is hard to tell.
It is a nice kris picture to share and I hope to get some more info too....
Regards, Erik
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Dear Erik,
I don't think this is off topic, because the picture you posted is about the way to wear keris too. There are at least 4 to 5 ways to wear keris. And this is one of them, we in Jawa call this way as "anganggar" (wear keris as an 'anggar', or as a 'sabre' like you said...). The way soldiers or commander of soldiers used to wear their kerises in war time...
Who is he? I am sure, this is a very popular personality, and Indonesian painter -- once wellknown also in the Netherlands and also Germany in the end of 1800s. His name is RADEN SALEH SYARIF BUSTAMAN...
You may read his biography in this site
http://www.bkpm.org/princeradensaleh.htm
for instance...
Regards,
GANJAWULUNG