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Jean · 25th February 2019, 09:58 AM

Few observations & questions but not conclusions about Athanase's kris:
. The sunggingan sampir appears quite recently painted?
. Yes, the blade has some Bali/ Lombok features such as the twin lambe gajah, groove on the front of the ganja, ganja wulung, etc. but what about the pamor pattern and blade surface?
. Any reason for such a short blade size? (it does not seem to have been significantly shortened). How does it fit into the scabbard slot?
. Since at least the 1990's, the krisses from Bali/ Lombok fetch much higher prices than the Javanese ones for the tourists so it is common to fit Javanese blades into Balinese scabbards for increasing their market value.
. Are the Sasak from Lombok wearing the kris high in the back like the Balinese?
Regards

25th February 2019, 09:58 AM	#7
Jean Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,740	Few observations & questions but not conclusions about Athanase's kris: . The sunggingan sampir appears quite recently painted? . Yes, the blade has some Bali/ Lombok features such as the twin lambe gajah, groove on the front of the ganja, ganja wulung, etc. but what about the pamor pattern and blade surface? . Any reason for such a short blade size? (it does not seem to have been significantly shortened). How does it fit into the scabbard slot? . Since at least the 1990's, the krisses from Bali/ Lombok fetch much higher prices than the Javanese ones for the tourists so it is common to fit Javanese blades into Balinese scabbards for increasing their market value. . Are the Sasak from Lombok wearing the kris high in the back like the Balinese? Regards Last edited by Jean; 25th February 2019 at 10:10 AM.