Bali Keris

Gustav · 29th March 2025, 08:24 AM

Alan, I have yet to see a silver Togogan as Keris hilt, and a Balinese full silver Pendok with a firm provenance before 1930ties. Silver simply wasn't the preffered material/colour for Balinese, and for the members of Triwangsa Togogan as Keris hilt had to be gold or at least golden in colour.

Besides that, one striking characteristic of this Pendok is the fact both sides of it are organized as backsides ornamentally. This is not the traditional Bali style, and I don't think something like that was possible before 1930'ties. This is like a human person with two left hands. The execution of that ornamentation, especially flowers, is very chinese in style.

The quite symplified details of hilt (compared to Togogan before 1908) - here I have difficulties to see it as a work done even before WWII. As we know, not much was going on on Bali in the 50'ties and 60'ties, it started again in 70'ties.

29th March 2025, 08:24 AM	#4
Gustav Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,273	Alan, I have yet to see a silver Togogan as Keris hilt, and a Balinese full silver Pendok with a firm provenance before 1930ties. Silver simply wasn't the preffered material/colour for Balinese, and for the members of Triwangsa Togogan as Keris hilt had to be gold or at least golden in colour. Besides that, one striking characteristic of this Pendok is the fact both sides of it are organized as backsides ornamentally. This is not the traditional Bali style, and I don't think something like that was possible before 1930'ties. This is like a human person with two left hands. The execution of that ornamentation, especially flowers, is very chinese in style. The quite symplified details of hilt (compared to Togogan before 1908) - here I have difficulties to see it as a work done even before WWII. As we know, not much was going on on Bali in the 50'ties and 60'ties, it started again in 70'ties.