Keris from different groups

[Alam Shah]

Originally Posted by indiophil

... I've been looking at websites about keris for a while, and have seen sales on ebay for Madurese kerises, and Moro and Javanese kerises, and I was wondering if there are kerises from most of the ethnic groups in that area. My grandfather is part Madurese and part Sundanese, and I haven't seen anything about Sundanese kerises. Thanks!

I hope you're not taking those on eBay as a benchmark for keris from Madura. Many of the items on eBay are 'touristy' pieces. Kerises on eBay spread the entire spectrum, from crappy stuffs to excellent pieces. Those from personal collections are better off, in general.

If you're new to keris, I would suggest Frey's The Kris ,for starters.