BIRD FORM KERIS HANDLES, SUMATRA

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by kai

Indeed, a Bugis blade IMHO.

The fittings look post-WW2 to me. To me the Bugis blade and fittings with Bali influence makes an origin from Lombok quite probable (with a more recent Madura composite being the other possibility); the non-traditional motifs may make it difficult to prove it one way or the other though.

Regards,
Kai

Agree complete with you Kai. One thing is to add maybe, the selut seems not to fit well with the hilt.

Regards,

Detlef