Hanuman tempat keris

David · 25th April 2011, 08:56 PM

Welcome to the forum Darryl.

While "tempat" does seem to literally mean "place" or "holder", most of the time that i have seen the word used in connection with keris it has been in reference to "blawong", keris boards which hang on the wall. I don't know if the term is correct for describing these Balinese keris holding statues.
Yours is actually a fairly common figure, probably intended to be Hanuman, an ape-like Hindu deity. Despite the age cracks and chipped paint yours is probably from the latter part of the 20th century.

25th April 2011, 08:56 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,218	Welcome to the forum Darryl. While "tempat" does seem to literally mean "place" or "holder", most of the time that i have seen the word used in connection with keris it has been in reference to "blawong", keris boards which hang on the wall. I don't know if the term is correct for describing these Balinese keris holding statues. Yours is actually a fairly common figure, probably intended to be Hanuman, an ape-like Hindu deity. Despite the age cracks and chipped paint yours is probably from the latter part of the 20th century.