Big keris

Freddy · 25th March 2010, 12:03 PM

Just got this straight-bladed keris in last week.

Probably a Bugis keris. I was wondering about the size of this piece. The blade measures 37 cm from the handle to the tip. It's heavy with a thickness of almost 1 cm near the ganja.

I know Bugis blades are strong, functional pieces, but are large blades like this one usual ?

The blade is uncleaned as I received it, but I can see pamor (look at the pic)

hanggoye · 25th March 2010, 12:59 PM

where the pic??

Freddy · 25th March 2010, 01:03 PM

It's the last one, showing the lines on the blade near the tip.

kai · 26th March 2010, 09:02 AM

Hello Freddy,

All parts aren't Bugis/Sulawesi as far as I can tell. No scabbard?

The pendokok could be from the eastern Malay peninsula. (Maybe younger than hilt and blade though?)

Regards,
Kai

Moshah · 26th March 2010, 10:32 AM

Hi fred,

Was the ganja's really a ganja? Or was it a ganja iras?

PenangsangII · 26th March 2010, 11:06 AM

Based on the pics of the blade alone.... I think this is a Palembang piece

25th March 2010, 12:03 PM	#1
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Big keris Just got this straight-bladed keris in last week. Probably a Bugis keris. I was wondering about the size of this piece. The blade measures 37 cm from the handle to the tip. It's heavy with a thickness of almost 1 cm near the ganja. I know Bugis blades are strong, functional pieces, but are large blades like this one usual ? The blade is uncleaned as I received it, but I can see pamor (look at the pic)

25th March 2010, 12:59 PM	#2
hanggoye Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 34	where the pic??

25th March 2010, 01:03 PM	#3
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	It's the last one, showing the lines on the blade near the tip.

26th March 2010, 09:02 AM	#4
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,221	Hello Freddy, All parts aren't Bugis/Sulawesi as far as I can tell. No scabbard? The pendokok could be from the eastern Malay peninsula. (Maybe younger than hilt and blade though?) Regards, Kai

26th March 2010, 10:32 AM	#5
Moshah Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 171	Hi fred, Was the ganja's really a ganja? Or was it a ganja iras?

26th March 2010, 11:06 AM	#6
PenangsangII Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 401	Based on the pics of the blade alone.... I think this is a Palembang piece