The hilt was bought at auction and they said if was from the '70 but could be older. The blade, not including the pest, is 46 cm long
The material is albino kerbau horn. The information on the divinity represented was provided by the auction house. They have some of the most famous appraisers in the NL.
I actually have a picture of the other kris owned by Emile Veenendaal ( I have published also in the thread about figural hilts).
Yes I think we use the services of the same person to do the Warangan washing.
This is the kris which once belonged to Emile Veenendaal (they are pictures from that same auction) it is not my kris though. You can see the similarities of both Krises and Hilts.
It was an incredible coincidence that I was able to match a hilt whey similar to a very similar kris . The Venedaal kris has a much more ornate sarong and carried an hefty price tag, but frankly speaking I am very happy of my own with its sarong.
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