Keris and Hilt for Comment

Henk · 24th June 2007, 09:39 AM

Ganjawulung,

I hestitate a bit about this keris.

It is a lovely keris, that's for sure.

The sheath looks very Bugis to me, The ukiran is Sumatran but i doubt it is Bugis.
The keris itself isn't a Bugis blade but has a Javanese apearance.
Two possibilities. Javanese blades were highly apreciated and brought by sailors from Java to Sumatra. It is also known that keris blades on Sumatra were forged to Javanese origin.

That's why I hestitate to say this keris is Bugis. For the moment I would say Sumatra.

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24th June 2007, 09:39 AM	#2
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Ganjawulung, I hestitate a bit about this keris. It is a lovely keris, that's for sure. The sheath looks very Bugis to me, The ukiran is Sumatran but i doubt it is Bugis. The keris itself isn't a Bugis blade but has a Javanese apearance. Two possibilities. Javanese blades were highly apreciated and brought by sailors from Java to Sumatra. It is also known that keris blades on Sumatra were forged to Javanese origin. That's why I hestitate to say this keris is Bugis. For the moment I would say Sumatra.