The kembang kacang almost looks like it was an after thought. I even wondered if it had been done at a later time.
Yes Willem, the blade is a simple one. It is village work that doesn't look particularly skillful. So when you ask why the fancy wood i think that it is anybody's guess. If the wood is indeed real pelet and if the sheath was indeed actually made for the blade then it would seem that this keris was important to someone for some reason. But we could really speculate forever on the reasoning and all we would be doing is just guessing. Someone must of liked this blade, but i don't believe it was because it is any special type of keris. It certainly isn't based upon the quality of the blade.
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