Keris Sajen - original vs. fakes

David · 11th February 2016, 07:24 PM

Iron Ancestors is not that difficult to locate. It is even available on Amazon.
I tend to side with Alan's take on so-called "fakes". Alkema seems to consider anything made in the 20th century (or at least post WWII) a fake. As Alan points out, the need for talisman keris in Indonesian societies has not disappeared in our modern era. Of the keris that Alkema discusses in his "Fakes" chapter i would say only a couple look like they were clearly created for a tourist market. But even one of those could be used for a talismanic purpose if it were dedicated to that end with correct intention.

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11th February 2016, 07:24 PM	#6
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,218	Iron Ancestors is not that difficult to locate. It is even available on Amazon. I tend to side with Alan's take on so-called "fakes". Alkema seems to consider anything made in the 20th century (or at least post WWII) a fake. As Alan points out, the need for talisman keris in Indonesian societies has not disappeared in our modern era. Of the keris that Alkema discusses in his "Fakes" chapter i would say only a couple look like they were clearly created for a tourist market. But even one of those could be used for a talismanic purpose if it were dedicated to that end with correct intention.