Kamardikan Lombok or Bali kris (Hilt & Pamor question)

milandro · 25th February 2024, 08:46 AM

thanks

this appears to be a theme used by carvers on Lombok , I was given a few reference pictures (which I don't yet know if I can share) by my new friend Duncan of other hilts where a similar " mask" is carved or chiseled and it represents, apparently, one of the forms of a protective demon called Kala ( despite the lack of fangs )

These apparently are more than anything specific to Lombok and confirm my suspicion that this is a Kris from Lombok.

25th February 2024, 08:46 AM	#6
milandro Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Netherlands Posts: 498	thanks this appears to be a theme used by carvers on Lombok , I was given a few reference pictures (which I don't yet know if I can share) by my new friend Duncan of other hilts where a similar " mask" is carved or chiseled and it represents, apparently, one of the forms of a protective demon called Kala ( despite the lack of fangs ) These apparently are more than anything specific to Lombok and confirm my suspicion that this is a Kris from Lombok. Last edited by milandro; 25th February 2024 at 09:08 AM.