Types of Keris

Sajen · 10th November 2014, 08:16 PM

A small Minangkabau keris, Sumatra.

Sajen · 10th November 2014, 08:19 PM

A keris panjang, Sumatra.

Sajen · 10th November 2014, 08:22 PM

Two keris Bugis.

Sajen · 10th November 2014, 08:24 PM

A possible Sumbawa keris.

Sajen · 10th November 2014, 08:35 PM

A Peninsula keris, I think Terengganu. Sorry for the fuzzy picture. My cat like this keris.

Sajen · 10th November 2014, 08:41 PM

At last my Tajong keris.

The here shown keris are by far not all types and origins you can find but I want to let others also something to show!

Gavin Nugent · 11th November 2014, 01:38 AM

The Keris appeal...

Great Question Ron, and one I'll never fully understand in my lifetime so praise the forum and its generous members and other collectors who give their precious time, I am in debt to both.

I got caught on some time back when I first obtained the Kelling Hall collection and started to become a closet Keris collector and the more I look and learn the more I feel like Russel Crowe writing on walls in "A Beautiful Mind"...If I kept writing notes I'd fill the walls of the house on what's from where with how many things in the Keris world came to be and melded together in different regions over the centuries...I've also learnt even the most learned student may not see eye to eye perfectly due to such a massive cross regional influence in the seas south of Asia.

This is my only Java Keris, one I know very little about. The rest of my 40 something collection is from Pattani, Malaysia and Sumatra...I personally find these the most appealing.

Gavin

10th November 2014, 08:16 PM	#1
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,165	A small Minangkabau keris, Sumatra. Attached Images

10th November 2014, 08:19 PM	#2
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,165	A keris panjang, Sumatra. Attached Images

10th November 2014, 08:22 PM	#3
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,165	Two keris Bugis. Attached Images

10th November 2014, 08:24 PM	#4
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,165	A possible Sumbawa keris. Attached Images

10th November 2014, 08:35 PM	#5
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,165	A Peninsula keris, I think Terengganu. Sorry for the fuzzy picture. My cat like this keris. Attached Images

10th November 2014, 08:41 PM	#6
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,165	At last my Tajong keris. The here shown keris are by far not all types and origins you can find but I want to let others also something to show! Attached Images

11th November 2014, 01:38 AM	#7
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	Keris types The Keris appeal... Great Question Ron, and one I'll never fully understand in my lifetime so praise the forum and its generous members and other collectors who give their precious time, I am in debt to both. I got caught on some time back when I first obtained the Kelling Hall collection and started to become a closet Keris collector and the more I look and learn the more I feel like Russel Crowe writing on walls in "A Beautiful Mind"...If I kept writing notes I'd fill the walls of the house on what's from where with how many things in the Keris world came to be and melded together in different regions over the centuries...I've also learnt even the most learned student may not see eye to eye perfectly due to such a massive cross regional influence in the seas south of Asia. This is my only Java Keris, one I know very little about. The rest of my 40 something collection is from Pattani, Malaysia and Sumatra...I personally find these the most appealing. Gavin Attached Images