Silver and Horn Keris from Malaysia

[David]

Originally Posted by Sajen

You're welcome F. de Luzon. Yes, I think it's a contemporary keris selit.

Regards,
Detlef

Well, size wise it is a keris selit, however, with that silver blade it is not really a keris. This may have been a presentation piece, but i would be surprised if it had any real ceremonial purpose. True keris are either iron or, in rare cases, bronze. A silver blade has no practical or metaphysical purpose in the keris world AFAIK.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by David

Well, size wise it is a keris selit, however, with that silver blade it is not really a keris. This may have been a presentation piece, but i would be surprised if it had any real ceremonial purpose. True keris are either iron or, in rare cases, bronze. A silver blade has no practical or metaphysical purpose in the keris world AFAIK.

Hi David,

you could be right, frankly said I haven't seen that the blade is from silver. On the other hand I doubt that for a Malay dress keris the blade material is important.

Regards,
Detlef