A Balinese Keris (?) for discussion

[David]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Kuta Beach, Bali, Melasti 2015

Would you argue with this man?

Well no, i would not argue with him. My only problem with using this as an example though is that this is a 21st Century Balinese man while Paul's small keris in its small dress most certainly is not. While the manner in which this man is wearing his keris is most probably perfectly acceptable today, was it so in the 19th or 18th or 17th centuries?