New keris

Freddy · 27th January 2009, 06:51 PM

Yesterday, I attended an auction and bought this keris. According to the auctioneer it comes from South-Sumatra. In my opinion it's a Bugis style keris.

It has a plain wooden sheath and a 7 luk blade showing pamor. Total length is 41 cm. The blade itself measures 26,2 cm.

What intrigues me with this piece is the hilt. It is beautifully carved and has a more slender shape then I'm used to see with Bugis kerises. Anyway, my other Bugis pieces have a more robust hilt.

Can anyone else enlighten me ? Dapur ? Pamor ? Origin of this keris ?

Marcokeris · 27th January 2009, 08:48 PM

A very nice, imo, old bugis keris. But... please... move the beautiful hit for 180°.

David · 27th January 2009, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Marcokeris

A very nice, imo, old bugis keris. But... please... move the beautiful hit for 180°.

Well Marco, we've had quite a bit of discussion on this point with Bugis style hilts so i just gotta ask. Freddy, is the hilt fixed in this position or can you easily move it?
Oh, and i concur. Nice keris!

It certainly is a Bugis influenced blade. I also have not seen this style hilt in this form so perhaps it is South Sumatran, though i don't think Palembang.

Freddy · 28th January 2009, 05:08 PM

I can get some movement in the hilt. But it sits comfortable in the hand in the way it is.

I believe it is fixed to the blade by using some kind of brown paste (?).

I don't know if you noticed, but it has a beautiful mendak (selut ?). Here's a pic :

Freddy · 28th January 2009, 05:36 PM

Here's a better pic of the handle :

asomotif · 28th January 2009, 08:15 PM

A very beautifull hilt Freddy.

Nice buy. I thought you stopped collecting keris

Blade seems very obviously bugis to me.
It wurprises me that nobody stummbled in giving more details on the hilt, because very often they seem to have either malay or sumatra influences.
On which I have absolutely no knowledge by the way.
Just can see that his hilt is pleasing to the eye

Freddy · 28th January 2009, 08:21 PM

Yep, the keris bug is back again

scratch · 29th January 2009, 11:14 AM

G'day Freddy,
A lovely piece, a gorgeous hilt

If piece flys, please contact :

Cheers,

Dan

BluErf · 29th January 2009, 02:01 PM

Very unusual hilt form. Juz when you think we have seen most of it...

It reminds me of the 'kakatua' headed hilt forms we've seen on some Sumatran Bugis keris, but this one is really different.

Freddy · 29th January 2009, 02:17 PM

Yes, my piece seems to have a small crest. Is this so unusual for this type of hilt ?

Jussi M. · 29th January 2009, 03:19 PM

Beautiful.

I would leave the hilt as it is as there is surely a method to that madness so to speak.

Thanks,

J

27th January 2009, 06:51 PM	#1
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	New keris Yesterday, I attended an auction and bought this keris. According to the auctioneer it comes from South-Sumatra. In my opinion it's a Bugis style keris. It has a plain wooden sheath and a 7 luk blade showing pamor. Total length is 41 cm. The blade itself measures 26,2 cm. What intrigues me with this piece is the hilt. It is beautifully carved and has a more slender shape then I'm used to see with Bugis kerises. Anyway, my other Bugis pieces have a more robust hilt. Can anyone else enlighten me ? Dapur ? Pamor ? Origin of this keris ?

29th January 2009, 02:01 PM	#9
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	Very unusual hilt form. Juz when you think we have seen most of it... It reminds me of the 'kakatua' headed hilt forms we've seen on some Sumatran Bugis keris, but this one is really different. Attached Images

27th January 2009, 08:48 PM	#2
Marcokeris Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 928	A very nice, imo, old bugis keris. But... please... move the beautiful hit for 180°.

28th January 2009, 05:08 PM	#4
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	I can get some movement in the hilt. But it sits comfortable in the hand in the way it is. I believe it is fixed to the blade by using some kind of brown paste (?). I don't know if you noticed, but it has a beautiful mendak (selut ?). Here's a pic :

28th January 2009, 05:36 PM	#5
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Here's a better pic of the handle :

28th January 2009, 08:15 PM	#6
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,221	A very beautifull hilt Freddy. Nice buy. I thought you stopped collecting keris Blade seems very obviously bugis to me. It wurprises me that nobody stummbled in giving more details on the hilt, because very often they seem to have either malay or sumatra influences. On which I have absolutely no knowledge by the way. Just can see that his hilt is pleasing to the eye

28th January 2009, 08:21 PM	#7
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Yep, the keris bug is back again

29th January 2009, 11:14 AM	#8
scratch Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 96	G'day Freddy, A lovely piece, a gorgeous hilt If piece flys, please contact : Cheers, Dan

29th January 2009, 02:17 PM	#10
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Yes, my piece seems to have a small crest. Is this so unusual for this type of hilt ?

29th January 2009, 03:19 PM	#11
Jussi M. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 235	Beautiful. I would leave the hilt as it is as there is surely a method to that madness so to speak. Thanks, J