Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Two West(?) Javaneses Keris with Sumatra style hilt

Gustav · 17th July 2021, 07:54 PM

It is sometimes almost impossible to distinguish between S Sumatran and NW Javanese Keris indeed, if we are looking for older specimens. There are at least a couple of sheath and hilt forms from W Java, which are old ones, seldom seen, and not (videly) published (and mistaken for S Sumatra, E Java or even Bali forms).

The origin of the hilts presented (in #1) can also be W Java.

17th July 2021, 07:54 PM	#4
Gustav Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,196	It is sometimes almost impossible to distinguish between S Sumatran and NW Javanese Keris indeed, if we are looking for older specimens. There are at least a couple of sheath and hilt forms from W Java, which are old ones, seldom seen, and not (videly) published (and mistaken for S Sumatra, E Java or even Bali forms). The origin of the hilts presented (in #1) can also be W Java. Last edited by Gustav; 17th July 2021 at 08:10 PM. Reason: (#1)