Teuku Umar keris - Gayo?!

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Originally Posted by BluErf

I can't answer the question, because what I know to be a "Gayo keris" came from some books. Here's an example that was auctioned off a few years back. Unfortunately, I didn't manage to place the winning bid.

Exactly the same goes for me - Jensens' Kris disk is my main source on this region.

This exact same keris is described in some detail in chapter 9.3 page 3 of the mentioned krisdisk.

Area: Gayoland, North Sumatra.
Date: 18th century. It was brought home in 1906 by a Danish physician who had been in Dutch service during the Aceh war (1875-1913) Formerly in the collection of Mr Sadolin.