Newly-made Minangkabau Keris Naga

[alexish]

Dear David and Rick,

Any opinion on the keris sarung? As you can see in the attached pictures, both the hulu and warangka were almost completely influenced and inspired by the design of old antique pieces, unlike the blade which had more innovation. For your reference, I also enclose pictures of an antique carved Minangkabau keris pendok that inspired my new piece.

[Jean]

Hello Alexish,
IMO the sarong shown in your post # 18 and which inspired your new piece is not at all an antique Minang sarong but a recent bone replica very popular since about 20-30 years and probably not even made in Sumatra. You can find plenty of similar krisses on Ebay or other commercial sites.
Regards

[alexish]

Originally Posted by Jean

Hello Alexish,
IMO the sarong shown in your post # 18 and which inspired your new piece is not at all an antique Minang sarong but a recent bone replica very popular since about 20-30 years and probably not even made in Sumatra. You can find plenty of similar krisses on Ebay or other commercial sites.
Regards

Please refer to picture of the entire bone keris including blade and handle. The blade looks to be of genuine Minangkabau origin. I think that the keris originated from the early 20th century, at least from the pre-war era. Very possibly, it could be among the very first bone kerises made in the Minangkabau area, before the practice of making bone kerises was copied in other areas such as Borneo. For comparison, I also enclose the pendok/batang sections of my new keris after staining.