Is this a Kris Holder

David · 14th October 2018, 12:25 AM

It does seem to be a similar demon creature Josh. It seems yours was intended to hold something in both hands, though to does not look like the opening is wide enough to accommodate the width of a keris sheath.

josh stout · 14th October 2018, 01:37 AM

No, a keris could not fit in the hands. Really have no idea what it is. It is made to look like a single carving, but the joins are carefully hidden in the manner of things copying even older examples. I think someone once told me it might be Torajan, but it certainly does not look like an ancestor effigy.

14th October 2018, 12:25 AM	#1
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,220	It does seem to be a similar demon creature Josh. It seems yours was intended to hold something in both hands, though to does not look like the opening is wide enough to accommodate the width of a keris sheath.

14th October 2018, 01:37 AM	#2
josh stout Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 407	No, a keris could not fit in the hands. Really have no idea what it is. It is made to look like a single carving, but the joins are carefully hidden in the manner of things copying even older examples. I think someone once told me it might be Torajan, but it certainly does not look like an ancestor effigy.