Kebo keris from Bali

[Athanase]

Thank you very much for your answer.
The uwer seems to be made from old glass bead.
I had already put WD40 but I will clean it again according to your instructions.

[A. G. Maisey]

The older ones of this type were glass, but usually I have found these "stones" to be plastic, try testing with a hot needle. There are a lot more plastic ones around than glass.

[David]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

The older ones of this type were glass, but usually I have found these "stones" to be plastic, try testing with a hot needle. There are a lot more plastic ones around than glass.

You may be right about some of these, but if you look closely at the photo there is at least on actual glass bead (with a hole through it) that has been placed in one of the settings, i assume to replace a missing"stone".
Regardless, if this were mine i would replace the uwer anyway as it's a bit of a mess.

[A. G. Maisey]

Yeah, I didn't notice the bead, & it would be a replacement, but just the same, that uwer needs to go.

Incidentally, a couple weeks back I found out what an "uwer" really is, besides being that little ring under a keris Hilt.

It is the rolled up bit of palm leaf that women --- mostly village women --- use to enlarge the hole in the ear lobe so it can accept a big stud.

Pretty funny I reckon. Like a lot of the names used for keris associated things.