Hi Michael. I am not convinced this keris is meant for a child despite its small size. Smaller Javanese keris are often called patrems and often meant for women. This one, however is a keris putut. It has the figure of a praying man at the base. It does not seem like a particularly old one. But it may have been intended for a Dukun, a shaman of sorts. The dress seems adapted to the smaller size of this keris rather than made for it.
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