Keris Sundang Melayu with a parrot hilt

[BluErf]

Congratulations, Michael. A fine piece. Peninsula Malay Sundang, and yes from Terengganu. The parrot pommel flows nicely with the rest of the piece.

Tengku Ibrahim can be described as someone obsessed with fine details. His works do not follow tradition closely, but the fine-ness in his works makes up for it. He is also known for the crocodile hilt form, which is really unheard of before. There's a keris on display now in the Asian Civilisations Museum here in Singapore that was carved by Tengku Ibrahim. It was his intention to have that keris presented to the ACM. It is a very fine example of his work. When I have the time, I'll bring my camera and tripod to the museum to take a good photo of it.

[kai]

Hello Kai Wee,

I'd be very interested in a pic of Tengku Ibrahim's work!

Tengku Ibrahim can be described as someone obsessed with fine details.

Would you think that the kakatua pommel shown here seems to be up to his standards?

Regards,
Kai

[jonng]

I think this is the one. I've cropped it because the file is too big. A hurried shot though.

jonathan

[Marcokeris]

Jonng: beautiful hit!
BluErf: Is it possible to see a crocodile hit form? Is a hit for kudi or other knife?

[Alam Shah]

Originally Posted by Marcokeris

Jonng: beautiful hit!
BluErf: Is it possible to see a crocodile hit form? Is a hit for kudi or other knife?

Example of the crocodile keris hilt...
The elephant and tiger hilts are suitable for golok, sword.. etc.

[VVV]

Kai; taking a closer look at the hilt you are correct that there once was bands that secured the clamp.
Jonathan & Shahrial; thanks for posting the parrot - as well as the croc, elephant and tiger - hilts.

Michael

[jonng]

hmm...is the crocodile's head carved with a slight tilt or does it just look straight at you? These sure need some getting used to.

[Alam Shah]

Originally Posted by jonng

hmm...is the crocodile's head carved with a slight tilt or does it just look straight at you? These sure need some getting used to.

It's staring straight.. the nature of the croc.. it's more ornamental rather that a fighting class hilt, cumbersome, imho.

[Marcokeris]

Originally Posted by Alam Shah

Example of the crocodile keris hilt...
The elephant and tiger hilts are suitable for golok, sword.. etc.

Thanks Alam for nice pic. The hits seems all really well made . The crocodile hit remembers to me one i found during my last trip to Indonesia: not a keris handle but a knife handle with a face between a reptile....a snake...a crocodile...a Banjarmasin Navasari face. This week i'll do some photos about this hit (...and other unusual parrots hits)

[Marcokeris]

Originally Posted by Marcokeris

.... This week i'll do some photos about this hit (...and other unusual parrots hits)

A Sumba parrot, a very old Lombok bone parrot and a knife hit

[Alam Shah]

Originally Posted by jonng

I think this is the one. I've cropped it because the file is too big. A hurried shot though.

jonathan

Yup, that's the one.
Btw, congrats on your newest acquisition.. the old ivory jawa demam hilt.