Thread: Javanese Keris?
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Old 14th November 2015, 09:12 PM   #8
harrywagner
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Originally Posted by David
Sometimes "plain" is better Harry simply because it is more correct. These fancier naga hilts are not only recent carvings, they are newly imagined forms that are a bit untraditional. Doesn't mean they are unattractive necessarily or should not be collected as the tiny sculptures that they are. But Alan is quite correct that this hilt doesn't belong on this keris. Something like this would be far more suitable for this keris.
Thanks David. The original hilt looks almost exactly like the one in your photo.
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