Shahrial, isn't Bhuta Nawasari a Raksasa prince or an incarnation of Shiva Bhairava?
Maybe those hilts are from the time when the Javanese Hindu influence was dominating Banjarmasin?
With reference from Karsten Sejr Jensen's book, "Den Indonesiske Kris. Et symbolladet vaben", Pg:64-84. (English summary), Bhuta Nawasari or Siva Bhairava or raksasa prince are the same. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Last edited by Alam Shah; 19th September 2006 at 06:03 AM.