View Single Post
Old 25th October 2011, 10:10 PM   #11
David
Keris forum moderator
 
David's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Nova Scotia
Posts: 7,026
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sajen
Here a citation from Kris Disk Jensen: Martin Kerner thinks it represents the veiled death-goddess Durga (Balu Mekabun - Topeng type)4. That is most probable, as certain Panjang/Bahari-krisses from Northern Sumatra, which has been used for executions, have a similar hilt.5.
A quote from Jensen is all well and good, but i still don't see any reasonable support for his position...
David is offline   Reply With Quote