Thanks for the link to your description of Nawa Sari!! It was really interesting to read through.
I am interested to know if there are Balinese keris hilts in the shape of Barong? Do you happen to have any photos or discussions on that topic?
Would you say the photo below is Barong perhaps or another carving of Nawa Sari? The one below seems to be wearing a mahkota. I also took a photo of the back, and seems like there is something being held in the hand in the same orientation as Nawa Sari. Thanks again!
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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey
Yep, Nawa Sari.
For a long time, a lot of people believed that Nawa Sari had nine heads of rice in his hand (nawa = nine) in fact he has a pandanus flower in his hand.
There was Forum discussion of this not all that long ago.
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http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=nawa+sari |