Composite Sumatran keris?

[A. G. Maisey]

Yes Klungkung, it is certainly a very rare piece, in fact, it may be the only one of its kind.

[BluErf]

Thanks David. I got a bit rounder, so I guess life shouldn't be that bad

Yes, my view was largely based on the wood. It would have to be imported into the Peninsula, and I haven't seen this sort of wood on the batang of a peninsular keris. The closest wood is bongor, which looks like this:

[BluErf]

Alan, this looks like an 'interpretation' of a foreign keris sheath style, so it could indeed be the only one of its kind.

[A. G. Maisey]

Yes, possibly an interpretation, but I was thinking in terms of mating.

If it is mated, its a professional job, and a few years back there were a lot of mendak/pendogkok exactly like this one coming out of Pasar Turi, Surabaya, usually silver plated brass or copper, but there were a few genuine silver ones too. A mating job such as this one might be was pretty common in that place around 20 years ago.

[David]

Originally Posted by BluErf

Thanks David. I got a bit rounder, so I guess life shouldn't be that bad

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