Sumatran Palembang / Minang ?

[henri]

Thank you Detlef for your reply .
I will post photos of the complete blade tonight .
The wronko is broken right in the middle from one to the other side , but neat . Will be easily repaired with some glue .
The buntut is poor quality brass and the pendak will have to be replaced .
I agree with you . Origin is certainly Minangkabau ( Padang ) west of Sumatra .
Sheath and hilt damaged ... but I find the blade really nice .Difficult to give an age to this blade ? . Successive etching haven t removed some charm and appeal to this old lady !
Henri

[kai]

Hello Henri,

the pendak will have to be replaced

Do you mean the silver pendokok/selut? Looks like the original one to me - this somewhat basic style is quite often seen with the smaller keris Minang. I'd keep it!

Regards,
Kai

[David]

Originally Posted by kai

Hello Henri,


Do you mean the silver pendokok/selut? Looks like the original one to me - this somewhat basic style is quite often seen with the smaller keris Minang. I'd keep it!

Regards,
Kai

I agree if you are referring to the cupped mendak (doesn't really seem to be a pendokok or a selut. Doesn't look like it needs replacing to me.
The rattan wrapping seems interesting and unusual. Almost looks like a dayak style wrap.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by kai

Do you mean the silver pendokok/selut? Looks like the original one to me - this somewhat basic style is quite often seen with the smaller keris Minang. I'd keep it!

Agree!

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by henri

The wronko is broken right in the middle from one to the other side , but neat . Will be easily repaired with some glue .
Henri

I think that there is cut away a piece wood in down from the wrongko on the right side since I never have seen such a wrongko. I will show what I mean by a other sheath, the wrongko has normally a square shape. Maybe you can show us a close up from this part. The here shown wrongkos are different but it should be the general shape.

Regards,

Detlef

[Jean]

Originally Posted by Sajen

I think that there is cut away a piece wood in down from the wrongko on the right side since I never have seen such a wrongko. I will show what I mean by a other sheath, the wrongko has normally a square shape. Maybe you can show us a close up from this part. The here shown wrongko is different but it should be the general shape.

Regards,

Detlef

I agree with Sajen, this how the sampir (crosspiece) should look like.
And by the way the blade looks rather from South Sumatra than Minang to me (see attached example of a kris from Palembang).
Regards