Rencong Triple Gold Crown and Black Coral

[kai]

Congrats, Jose!

Not a very common type with the akah bahar and golden crowns.

Yup, neat example.

The ivory part of the handle, could it be that there has been a golden sleeve on that end ?

While there seems to be an endless variety of materials utilized for these status pieces, I believe the ivory is a later restoration: The carving/finish of the ivory part seems to be not on par with the rest of the hilt; also I can see no reason to utilize ivory when covering the tip with gold and, more importantly, there is no topographic trace that such a gold sleeve was ever fitted to the hilt. Akar bahar hilts are often crafted from 2 sections and the tip may have got lost/damaged beyond repair.

The handle looks polished, probably done when they fixed the ivory.

Looks ok to me (certainly buffed up a bit for sale).

Regards,
Kai