Bangkung and kris

Gustav · 28th September 2014, 11:06 AM

I am not an expert, but your kris looks a lot like a sundang version of Keris Malela from northern Malay peninsula, also the hilt has a Malay touch on it. The attached example has a Luk less, another, perhaps better example for comparison of overall shape could be the one from "Spirit of wood" (don't have the book with me).

Yet of course it doesn't mean, yours would come from Malay peninsula.

A very nice Kris!

28th September 2014, 11:06 AM	#4
Gustav Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,295	I am not an expert, but your kris looks a lot like a sundang version of Keris Malela from northern Malay peninsula, also the hilt has a Malay touch on it. The attached example has a Luk less, another, perhaps better example for comparison of overall shape could be the one from "Spirit of wood" (don't have the book with me). Yet of course it doesn't mean, yours would come from Malay peninsula. A very nice Kris! Attached Images

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