Small kris from Sumatra?

A. G. Maisey · 31st March 2016, 10:22 PM

Sorry Marius, but I don't take much interest in keris from places other than Jawa/Sunda/Madura/Bali.

The reason for this is that Jawa/Bali is the core of keris culture. When keris went into other areas of S.E. Asia, sometimes as gifts from a Javanese ruler to another ruler, sometimes as items of trade, the object itself went, but the Javanese understanding of the keris stayed behind in Jawa.

Since my approach to keris study is historical/cultural/societal, and since I have only a limited time on this earth, I prefer to use that time for study in an area that I personally regard as important.

Time spent on places other than the core is to me, somewhat of a waste of time.

31st March 2016, 10:22 PM	#7
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,992	Sorry Marius, but I don't take much interest in keris from places other than Jawa/Sunda/Madura/Bali. The reason for this is that Jawa/Bali is the core of keris culture. When keris went into other areas of S.E. Asia, sometimes as gifts from a Javanese ruler to another ruler, sometimes as items of trade, the object itself went, but the Javanese understanding of the keris stayed behind in Jawa. Since my approach to keris study is historical/cultural/societal, and since I have only a limited time on this earth, I prefer to use that time for study in an area that I personally regard as important. Time spent on places other than the core is to me, somewhat of a waste of time.