Unusual planar keris handles

Sajen · 20th October 2013, 10:08 PM

Over the years I have collected some unusual and rare planar keris handles. I will show them in this thread time by time. Hope others will do the same. I hope that I will get by some further informations of origin.

I will start with a big bulky handle in the general shape of a Solo handle. The patras are carved in an unusual way. My guess that this handle is from East Java but I can be wrong by this. Every information about this handle is very welcome.

Sajen · 20th October 2013, 10:19 PM

The second one is so far I know a handle from Kartasura and called cateng. Kartasura was the capital of the Sultanate of Mataram between 1680-1755.

Sajen · 20th October 2013, 10:37 PM

I want to finish for the moment with this recent carved Yogya handle of unusual form.

Jean · 21st October 2013, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Sajen

Over the years I have collected some unusual and rare planar keris handles. I will show them in this thread time by time. Hope others will do the same. I hope that I will get by some further informations of origin.

I will start with a big bulky handle in the general shape of a Solo handle. The patras are carved in an unusual way. My guess that this handle is from East Java but I can be wrong by this. Every information about this handle is very welcome.

Hi Detlef,
Interesting old hilt outside the Central Java pakem and I would also attribute it to East Java.
Regards

Jean · 21st October 2013, 09:19 AM

I recently acquired this planar hilt made from cast brass on a resin base and without patras and I wonder about its origin. It seems to have age and has few defects on the top side.
Regards

Sajen · 21st October 2013, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Jean

I recently acquired this planar hilt made from cast brass on a resin base and without patras and I wonder about its origin. It seems to have age and has few defects on the top side.
Regards

Hi Jean,

interesting hilt! I think I have seen similar wooden hilts.

Regards,

Detlef

Jean · 21st October 2013, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Sajen

Hi Jean,

interesting hilt! I think I have seen similar wooden hilts.

Regards,

Detlef

Hi Detlef,
Thanks, there is a relatively similar wooden hilt shown in Tammens Volume 3 page 190 and attributed to the Gayo of Northern Sumatra (Bawar hilt) but the base is quite different. I got it with a blade and a damaged warangka which may originate from Northern/ West Java so this is one possible origin.
Regards

Sajen · 21st October 2013, 05:09 PM

Here a Solo hilt with unusual carved lower patra.

20th October 2013, 10:08 PM	#1
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,494	Unusual planar keris handles Over the years I have collected some unusual and rare planar keris handles. I will show them in this thread time by time. Hope others will do the same. I hope that I will get by some further informations of origin. I will start with a big bulky handle in the general shape of a Solo handle. The patras are carved in an unusual way. My guess that this handle is from East Java but I can be wrong by this. Every information about this handle is very welcome. Attached Images

20th October 2013, 10:19 PM	#2
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,494	The second one is so far I know a handle from Kartasura and called cateng. Kartasura was the capital of the Sultanate of Mataram between 1680-1755. Attached Images

20th October 2013, 10:37 PM	#3
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,494	I want to finish for the moment with this recent carved Yogya handle of unusual form. Attached Images

21st October 2013, 09:19 AM	#5
Jean Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,740	I recently acquired this planar hilt made from cast brass on a resin base and without patras and I wonder about its origin. It seems to have age and has few defects on the top side. Regards Attached Images

21st October 2013, 05:09 PM	#8
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,494	Here a Solo hilt with unusual carved lower patra. Attached Images