Teuku Umar keris - Gayo?!

[erikscollectables]

Originally Posted by asomotif

[I]
As for the RMV keris.
Hilt seems like the right gayo style
wrangka seems right, be it covered in gold :-)
and the bottom of the scabbard is missing its decoration. If this scabbard had some kind of golden ball shaped decoration I think all would not doubt and call it a gayo keris.

Hi Willem thanks for the background info!

Yep the gold cover shows rank/status and whealth of the owner I think.

Looking at the pendok and that it obviously misses a bottom part. My hypothesis is that is must have been one of those typical Gayo ball like endpieces as you mention. Otherwise it is a strange place to miss a part of the pendok I think...

Regards, Erik

[asomotif]

Very close in style and motif to this one!

Hello Erik,

Very close in style. even the same crack.
I would almost go to Leiden to check if the hilt is still there

[erikscollectables]

Originally Posted by asomotif

Hello Erik,

Very close in style. even the same crack.
I would almost go to Leiden to check if the hilt is still there

Yep and I melted the gold

[asomotif]

Yep and I melted the gold

To make a golden "gayo" rolex ?