Thread: Dragon kris ID?
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Old 9th May 2012, 08:09 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Jean
You can view some specimens in the kris books (e.g. Keris Jawa) or museums but many of them are from 20th century.
You can see a couple of nice examples on pgs. 29 and 163 in Court Arts of Indonesia if you are interested.
I agree with others that yours is contemporary (post Independence and most probably post 1970s) and the Banjarmasin hilt is inappropriate for this form.
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